(28964) Ashokverma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Ashok Kumar Verma (b. 1984) is an Indian astrophysicist. He developed orbit determination software for asteroids and evaluated the prospects of quantifying the parameterized post-Newtonian parameter beta and solar J2 with radar and optical observations of near-Earth asteroids with large orbital precession rates.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ashokverma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ashokverma is 3.64 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28964 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FG122 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.63 km (#5,325 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 3.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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