(28729) Moivre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 2000 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Abraham de Moivre (1667-1754) was born in France but flourished in England. He wrote a major treatise on probability theory, where he gave an approximation to the binomial distribution and proved a trigonometric identity that played an important role in the early development of complex number theory.Naming citation (20011230/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Moivre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Moivre is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28729 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GF123 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.66 km (#13,540 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 3.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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