(28074) Matgallagher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Matthew Gallagher mentored a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the New England Christian Academy, Swansea, Massachusetts.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matgallagher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matgallagher is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28074 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QM41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.18 km (#12,319 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.211 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0384 |
| Inclination | 2.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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