(28447) Arjunmathur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Arjun Mathur (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation project. He attends the Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arjunmathur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arjunmathur is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28447 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AW96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.07 km (#16,961 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.411 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 4.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.000 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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