(28222) Neilpathak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Neil Pathak (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Herricks Senior High School, New Hyde Park, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neilpathak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neilpathak is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28222 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YF23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.47 km (#14,045 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.232 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0881 |
| Inclination | 4.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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