(28516) Mobius Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 2000 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
August Ferdinand Möbius (1790-1868) was a professor of astronomy at Leipzig. He studied occultations of stars by the planets, but most of his work was in geometry, including the invention of the barycentric calculus. He is also remembered for his discovery of the Möbius strip, a one-sided surface.Naming citation (20011230/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mobius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mobius is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28516 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DQ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.32 km (#14,435 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0838 |
| Inclination | 8.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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