(28161) Neelpatel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Neel Sanjay Patel (b. 1994) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neelpatel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neelpatel is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28161 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VB13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.39 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 1.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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