(28318) Janecox Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jane M. Cox (b. 1994) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and planetary science project. She also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists. She attends the Timpview High School, Provo, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Janecox is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Janecox is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28318 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CE106 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.04 km (#15,115 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 3.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.954 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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