(28744) Annikagustafsson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Annika L. Gustafsson (b. 1992) is an American astronomer. She received her Ph.D. from Northern Arizona University in 2021 by working on a combination of instrumentation for the 4.3-m Lowell Discovery Telescope, spectral modeling, and observations of small bodies to constrain surface-grain properties of comets and asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Annikagustafsson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annikagustafsson is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28744 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GK143 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0494 |
| Inclination | 6.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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