(28275) Quoc-Bao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Quoc-Bao Duy Nguyen (b. 1994) was awarded first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the Westwood High School, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Quoc-Bao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quoc-Bao is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28275 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CM23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.88 km (#6,701 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0830 |
| Inclination | 1.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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