(28126) Nydegger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jason Nydegger mentored a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nydegger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nydegger is 2.19 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28126 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SF109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.13 km (#14,892 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Rotation period | 3.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 4.08° |
| 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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