(28128) Cynthrossman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Cynthia Rossman mentored a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Incarnate Word Academy, Parma Heights, Ohio.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cynthrossman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cynthrossman is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28128 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 ST118 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.05 km (#16,990 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.291 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0908 |
| Inclination | 2.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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