(28794) Crowley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Leo Crowley (b. 1942) is a long-time member of Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board. Leo serves on Lowell's Executive Committee and as Chair of Lowell's Audit Committee.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Crowley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crowley is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28794 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HG64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.62 km (#16,024 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.448 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 7.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.837 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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