(28127) Ogden-Stenerson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Carolyn Ogden-Stenerson mentored a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Montessori Middle School, Norwalk, Connecticut.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ogden-Stenerson is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ogden-Stenerson is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28127
Provisional designation1998 SL110
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.87
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.115
Inclination2.12°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.991 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Carolyn

Also discovered on 26 September 1998

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