(28646) Alemran Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Al Emran (b. 1989) is a Bangladeshi planetary scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has applied advanced statistical techniques to spectral images of Pluto. He has produced high-fidelity material distribution maps that include variations in composition of surface components.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alemran is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alemran is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28646 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FO62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 2.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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