(2628) Kopal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Where Kopal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kopal is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2628 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MS8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 1.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 June 1979
- (2343) Siding Spring
- (2392) Jonathan Murray
- (2441) Hibbs
- (2618) Coonabarabran
- (2619) Skalnate Pleso
- (2682) Soromundi
- (2704) Julian Loewe
- (3129) Bonestell
- (3205) Boksenberg
- (3756) Ruscannon
- (3817) Lencarter
- (4314) Dervan
More named asteroids discovered by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J.
- (2324) Janice
- (2343) Siding Spring
- (2392) Jonathan Murray
- (2440) Educatio
- (2441) Hibbs
- (2499) Brunk
- (2611) Boyce
- (2618) Coonabarabran
- (2619) Skalnate Pleso
- (2682) Soromundi
- (2704) Julian Loewe
- (2725) David Bender
← (2627) Churyumov · (2629) Rudra →