(28165) Bayanmashat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Bayan Mohammed Mashat (b. 1995) was awarded first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Dar Altarbia School, Jeddah, Central, Saudi Arabia.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bayanmashat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bayanmashat is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28165 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VC25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.42 km (#14,172 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 5.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.950 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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