(28801) Maryanderson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mary Anderson mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the West Shore Junior/Senior High School, Melbourne, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maryanderson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maryanderson is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28801 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HJ76 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.92 km (#15,401 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.207 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 4.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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