(28524) Ebright Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Katherine Yon Ebright (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the North Brunswick Township High School, North Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ebright is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ebright is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28524 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DA52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 2.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.895 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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