(4028) Pancratz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1982 by L. G. Taff at Socorro.
After dreaming of going into space for 30 years, Chris Pancratz (1950-2003) has as a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. National Space Society since 1998 served as chair of the executive committee, acting executive director, NSS Activist of the Year, vice president of public affairs and editor of the chapter handbook.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pancratz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pancratz is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4028 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 DV2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.27 km (#7,344 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 2.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 February 1982
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