(28833) Arunachalam Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Easun Piraichoody Arunachalam (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health sciences project. He attends the Crescenta Valley High School, La Crescenta, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Arunachalam is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arunachalam is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28833
Provisional designation2000 JB35
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.21
Orbital period4.79 years
Semi-major axis2.84 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.80 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.0147
Inclination2.66°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.82 au

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

Also discovered on 7 May 2000

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