(28860) Cappelletto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Massimo Cappelletto (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation team project. He attends the I.S.I.S. A. Malignani, Udine, Italy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cappelletto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cappelletto is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28860 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JQ60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.02 km (#15,171 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.369 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0490 |
| Inclination | 1.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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