(28779) Acthieke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adrienne C. Thieke mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Abraham Lincoln Middle School, Gainesville, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Acthieke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Acthieke is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28779 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HV46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 2.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.917 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Adrienne
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Also discovered on 29 April 2000
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