(28543) Solis-Gozar Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Angel Francisco Solis Gozar (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the Educational Institution Divina Pastora, Oxampampa, Pasco, Peru.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Solis-Gozar is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Solis-Gozar is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	28543
Provisional designation	2000 EF17
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Rotation period	5.30 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.21
Orbital period	3.66 years
Semi-major axis	2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.22 – 2.53 au
Eccentricity	0.0664
Inclination	6.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.22 au

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

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Also discovered on 3 March 2000

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