(28136) Chasegross Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Chase Carter Gross (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attends the Solon High School, Solon, Iowa, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Chasegross is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chasegross is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28136
Provisional designation1998 SB134
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter1.93 km (#17,104 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.299
Absolute magnitude (H)15.58
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.0660
Inclination5.89°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also named after someone called Chase

Also discovered on 26 September 1998

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