(28842) Bhowmik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Aprotim Cory Bhowmik (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 Parkview High School, Lilburn, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bhowmik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bhowmik is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28842 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JO45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0704 |
| Inclination | 1.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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