(28932) Izidoro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
André Izidoro (b. 1984) is a Brazilian scientist at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His research includes the evolution of the early solar system and the key mechanisms responsible for forming the planets and asteroid belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Izidoro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Izidoro is 3.36 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28932 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RY102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.6 km (#3,513 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Rotation period | 13.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0985 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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