(20028) Stansammy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Stan Sammy (b. 1946) is a Trinidad-born Canadian amateur astronomer who has been active in RASC Niagara Centre since 2000. Sammy served as Public Events Coordinator, Vice-President, and twice as President. He organized public events, created flyers and brochures, ran workshops, visited many schools and other clubs, and won the RASC Service Award in 2017.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stansammy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stansammy is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20028 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EZ21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.39 km (#7,215 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 349 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0588 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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