(28091) Mikekane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Kane mentored a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Rolling Hills Country Day School, Rolling Hills Estates, California.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikekane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikekane is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28091 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RQ49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 5.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.898 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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