(28802) Boborino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Bob Orino mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Fred Moodry Middle School, Anaconda, Montana.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boborino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boborino is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28802 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HX77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.67 km (#13,534 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 5.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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