(28874) Michaelchen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Zhu Chen (b. 1996) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry 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 Michaelchen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelchen is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28874 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KC15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.01 km (#15,194 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.148 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 1.83° |
| 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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