(28626) Meghanshea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Meghan Marjorie Shea (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her environmental science project. She attends the Unionville High School, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meghanshea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meghanshea is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28626 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FR32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 5.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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