(28824) Marlablair Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marla Blair mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Deerlake Middle School, Tallahassee, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marlablair is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marlablair is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28824 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JY26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.68 km (#11,280 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0954 |
| Inclination | 4.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Marla
All asteroids named after someone called Marla
Also discovered on 7 May 2000
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- (16265) Lemay
- (16266) Johconnell
- (16267) Mcdermott
- (16268) Mcneeley
- (16269) Merkord
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- (22102) Karenlamb