(28206) Haozhongning Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Hao Zhongning (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry team project. He attends the Henan Experimental High School, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haozhongning is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haozhongning is 1.92 au from the Sun and 0.951 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28206 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XO52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 8.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.936 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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