(28453) Alexcecil Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alexander Michael Cecil (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental sciences project. He attends the E. E. Waddell High School, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexcecil is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexcecil is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28453 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AE131 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0495 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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