(28081) Carriehudson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carrie Hudson mentored a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Irion County ISD, Mertzon, Texas.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carriehudson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carriehudson is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28081 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QN80 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.43 km (#16,403 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0883 |
| Inclination | 8.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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