(28342) Haverhals Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Peter Haverhals (b. 1950) is a retired teacher, formerly of Watson Groen Christian School. He taught junior and senior high school students for almost two decades, inspiring students in math, literature, and the fundamentals of good judgment.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haverhals is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haverhals is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28342 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FB9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.72 km (#9,360 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0559 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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