(28131) Dougwelch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Doug Welch mentored a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Central Middle School Eden Prairie, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dougwelch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dougwelch is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28131 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SX127 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.18 km (#16,809 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.373 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 3.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.914 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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