(28382) Stevengillen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Steven Donald Gillen (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering team project. He attends the Fairfax High School, Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevengillen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevengillen is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28382 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JZ48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 0.486° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.943 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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