(28351) Andrewfeldman Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Andrew Beekman Feldman (b. 1994) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the Manalapan High School, English town, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Andrewfeldman is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewfeldman is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28351
Provisional designation1999 FP29
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.33 km (#16,560 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.326
Absolute magnitude (H)15.31
Orbital period3.32 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.37 au
Eccentricity0.0653
Inclination4.46°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Andrew

Also discovered on 19 March 1999

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