(28916) Logancollins Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Logan Thrasher Collins (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Logancollins is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Logancollins is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28916
Provisional designation2000 OL35
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter1.72 km (#17,262 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.544
Absolute magnitude (H)15.56
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.141
Inclination7.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.930 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Logan

Also discovered on 31 July 2000

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