(28782) Mechling Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kim Mechling mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Ellis School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mechling is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mechling is 2.24 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28782 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HE49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0604 |
| Inclination | 4.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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