(28402) Matthewkim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Matthew Jaebol Kim (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental management project. He attends the Commack High School, Commack, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matthewkim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matthewkim is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28402 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RV211 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 12.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0974 |
| Inclination | 6.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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