(28750) Brennawallin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Brenna Caroline Wallin (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Lexington Traditional Magnet School, Lexington, Kentucky.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Brennawallin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brennawallin is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28750
Provisional designation2000 GN165
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.79 km (#15,683 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.131
Absolute magnitude (H)15.95
Orbital period3.48 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination3.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.984 au

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

Also discovered on 5 April 2000

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