(28492) Marik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 2000 by JATE Asteroid Survey at Piszkesteto.
Miklós Marik (1936-1998) was a prominent educator and popularizer of astronomy in Hungary. He taught astronomy at ELTE (Loránd Eötvös) University and led the department beginning in 1990. His scientific work has concentrated on examinations of the solar atmosphere.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marik is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28492 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CM59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.03 km (#15,147 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Rotation period | 3.03 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 6.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.978 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.