(28700) Balachandar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sidhika Balachandar (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her physical sciences project. She attends the Abraham Lincoln Middle School, Gainesville, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Balachandar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Balachandar is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28700 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GB90 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.87 km (#15,528 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.450 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 6.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 April 2000
- (16243) Rosenbauer
- (16244) Broz
- (27447) Ichunlin
- (27478) Kevinbloh
- (27480) Heablonsky
- (27503) Dankof
- (27512) Gilstrap
- (27513) Mishapipe
- (28695) Zwanzig
- (28697) Eitanacks
- (28698) Aakshi
- (28705) Michaelbecker