(28724) Stott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Nicole Stott (b. 1962) is an American retired astronaut, aquanaut, engineer, and artist. She lived in space for 103 days (ISS Expedition 20 and ISS Expedition 21) and spent 18 days on the Aquarius undersea habitat. In 2018, she co-founded the Space for Art Foundation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stott is 1.92 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28724 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GG111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.43 km (#16,399 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 4.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.871 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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