(276389) Winkel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 November 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Jan Maarten Winkel (b. 1961) is a Dutch amateur astronomer and former treasurer of the Dutch Society of Observers of Occultations and Minor Planets, as well as the editor of its journal Occultus. He is an active observer of lunar and asteroid occultations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Winkel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Winkel is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 276389 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 WV28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 5.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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