(28698) Aakshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Aakshi Agarwal (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her biochemistry, medicine, health science, and microbiology project. She attends the Hamden Middle School, Hamden, Connecticut.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aakshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aakshi is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28698 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GF89 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.32 km (#16,571 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.475 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 6.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 April 2000
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- (16244) Broz
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- (27478) Kevinbloh
- (27480) Heablonsky
- (27503) Dankof
- (27512) Gilstrap
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- (28695) Zwanzig
- (28697) Eitanacks
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