(28559) Anniedai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Annie Dai (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her materials science project. She attends the Desert Vista High School, Phoenix, Arizona.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anniedai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anniedai is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28559 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ET46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 6.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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