(28531) Nikbogdanov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nikita Michael Bogdanov (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nikbogdanov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nikbogdanov is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28531 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DW71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.59 km (#11,457 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Rotation period | 7.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 3.42° |
| 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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