(28416) Ngqin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ng Xiang Qin (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental management team project. He attends the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, Singapore.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ngqin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ngqin is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28416 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VW31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 3.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.892 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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