(28600) Georgelucas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
George Lucas (b. 1944) is best known as the director of the films American Graffiti and Star Wars. The success of these led him to form Lucasfilm Ltd. The original and subsequent Star Wars films led to a surge in patronage at planetaria and interest in astronomy in general, capturing the imagination of a whole generation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Georgelucas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgelucas is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28600 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EO141 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 7.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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