(28321) Arnabdey Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Arnab Dey (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 Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Arnabdey is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arnabdey is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28321
Provisional designation1999 CV110
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.42 km (#14,175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.416
Absolute magnitude (H)14.23
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.190
Inclination5.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.877 au

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

Also discovered on 12 February 1999

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