(28078) Mauricehilleman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Maurice Hilleman (1919–2005) was an American microbiologist who developed 8 of the 14 most common vaccines (measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, chickenpox, meningitis, pneumonia and Haemophilus influenzae bacteria). He is very likely the person who saved the most lives in modern times.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mauricehilleman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mauricehilleman is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28078 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QM55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 0.660° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.969 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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