(28042) Mayapatel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maya Mona Patel (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the McCullough Junior High School, The Woodlands, Texas.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mayapatel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mayapatel is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28042 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FB90 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0865 |
| Inclination | 5.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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