(28926) Adamnimoy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Adam Nimoy (b. 1956) is an American television director, filmmaking instructor, and one-time attorney specializing in music and music publishing. He directed For The Love Of Spock, a documentary about his father Leonard Nimoy, and later published The Most Human, a memoir about his relationship with his father.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adamnimoy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adamnimoy is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28926 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QE231 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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