(28851) Londonbolsius Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

London Reeve Bolsius (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Round Rock High School, Round Rock, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Londonbolsius is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Londonbolsius is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28851
Provisional designation2000 JE55
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.95 km (#9,019 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.114
Absolute magnitude (H)14.41
Orbital period3.92 years
Semi-major axis2.48 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.37 – 2.60 au
Eccentricity0.0448
Inclination5.31°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.39 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 6 May 2000

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