(28513) Guo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Yanping Guo (b. 1960) is the mission trajectory designer of the New Horizons Pluto Kuiper Belt mission. In this role she is making a fundamental contribution to the exploration of the solar system.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guo is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28513 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CM126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 2.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.880 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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