(28132) Karenzobel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Karen Zobel mentored a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Bay Haven Charter Academy, Panama City, Florida.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karenzobel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karenzobel is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28132 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SY128 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.21 km (#14,685 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0382 |
| Inclination | 6.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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