(28828) Aalamiharandi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Arshia Aalami Harandi (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-06-13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aalamiharandi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aalamiharandi is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28828 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JT29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.53 km (#9,668 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0910 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 3.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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