(28075) Emilyhoffman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Emily Hoffman mentored a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the South Pasadena Middle School, South Pasadena, California.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emilyhoffman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emilyhoffman is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28075 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QU44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 2.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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