(28182) Chadharris Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Chad Lawrence Harris (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Palm Bay High School, Melbourne, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Chadharris is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chadharris is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28182
Provisional designation1998 WB10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.16
Orbital period3.78 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.166
Inclination1.56°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Chad

Also discovered on 21 November 1998

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