(28376) Atifjaved Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Atif Javed (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering team project. He attends the Fairfax High School, Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Atifjaved is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Atifjaved is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28376
Provisional designation1999 JX19
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.59
Orbital period3.27 years
Semi-major axis2.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.81 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.178
Inclination4.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.793 au

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

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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