(28621) Marcfries Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Marc Douglas Fries (b. 1972) is an American planetary scientist and the cosmic dust collection curator at NASA Johnson Space Center. He studies carbon in astro-materials. He is a pioneer in the use of doppler weather radar to identify meteorite falls: since 2009 he has identified over 30 falls and enabled the recovery of 15 meteorites.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcfries is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcfries is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28621 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FZ28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.18 km (#14,759 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0126 |
| Inclination | 3.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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