(28805) Fohring Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Dora Föhring (b. 1987) is a Hungarian astronomer and NEO observer in ESA's Planetary Defence Office. Her work has focused on survey modeling. She was involved in impact observations as a DART Investigation Team member. Before that, she worked as NEO follow-up observer in Hawaiʻi.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fohring is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fohring is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28805 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HY85 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.52 km (#13,923 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.299 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 5.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.999 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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