(28534) Taylorwilson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Taylor Ramon Wilson (b. 1994) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. He attends the Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taylorwilson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taylorwilson is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28534 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DO82 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.92 km (#17,126 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.365 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0742 |
| Inclination | 7.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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