(28163) Lorikim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lori Kim (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the West High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lorikim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorikim is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28163 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VP15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.69 km (#9,414 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 4.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.924 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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