(28519) Sweetman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Michael Sweetman (b. 1952) has been an amateur astronomer since the early 1960s, becoming an accomplished artist with his lunar and planetary observations. In recent years he has also been engaged in high-quality imaging of the moon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-04-30), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sweetman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sweetman is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28519 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DP15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.43 km (#14,148 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.286 |
| Rotation period | 45.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 5.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.936 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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