(28836) Ashmore Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elisabeth Anne Ashmore (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science project. She attends the Plano East Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ashmore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ashmore is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28836 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JH38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 2.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.962 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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