(28169) Cathconte Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Catherine Marie Conte (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences team project. She attends the Ossining High School, Ossining, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cathconte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cathconte is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28169 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VZ29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.21 km (#8,622 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 4.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.840 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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