(28444) Alexrabii Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alexander Jahan Rabii (b. 1996) was awarded first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering team project. He attends the L. C. Anderson High School, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexrabii is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexrabii is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28444 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AP91 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.29 km (#16,625 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.443 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 6.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.917 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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