(28992) Timbrothers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 June 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Timothy Brothers (b. 1980) is an American astronomer. He is a Technical Instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Site Manager for the Wallace Astrophysical Observatory, used for astronomy education and research. His small bodies research includes asteroid detection, astrometry, and occultations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timbrothers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timbrothers is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28992 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 MW28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 16.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 0.397° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.948 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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