(28547) Johannschroter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745-1816) was a lunar astronomer influenced by William Herschel and who later influenced Karl Ludwig Harding and Fredrich Wilhelm Bessel. He published his seminal work on lunar topography entitled Selenotopographische Fragmente zur genauern Kenntniss der Mondfläche in 1791.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johannschroter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johannschroter is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28547 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EB21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.05 km (#16,991 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.291 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0854 |
| Inclination | 6.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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