(28769) Elisabethadams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Elisabeth R. Adams (b. 1981) is an American senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute (based in Somerville, MA). Her work includes studying a range of planetary dynamics, from the Kuiper Belt to exoplanets, as well as writing science fiction.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elisabethadams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elisabethadams is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28769 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HC26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.02 km (#15,173 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.370 |
| Rotation period | 3.76 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 3.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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