(28433) Samarquez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Samantha Marie Marquez (b. 1995) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials and bioengineering project. She attends the Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samarquez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samarquez is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28433 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XP175 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.63 km (#13,636 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.337 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 3.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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