(28623) Olivermoses Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Oliver Moses (b. 1972) is a Botswanese senior research scholar in climate change science at the Okavango Research Institute of the University of Botswana in Maun, Botswana. He played a key role in the recovery and study of meteorites from impacting asteroid 2018 LA in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Olivermoses is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Olivermoses is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28623 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FX29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 6.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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