(28146) Nackard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Palmer Nackard (b. 1988) and his family donate their time and talent to Lowell Observatory and other entities in the Flagstaff area. Palmer is a member of Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board and Executive Committee.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nackard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nackard is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28146 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TC32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.74 km (#11,140 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.125 |
| Rotation period | 11.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0911 |
| Inclination | 4.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.