(28533) Iansohl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ian Alexander Sohl (b. 1994) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the DaVinci Academy of Science and the Arts, Ogden, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Iansohl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iansohl is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28533 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DL78 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 1.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.971 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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