(28823) Archibald Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wendy Archibald mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Winterhaven Middle School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Archibald is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Archibald is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28823 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JM26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 7.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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