(28957) Danielfulop Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel Jeremy Fulop (b. 1995) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his cellular and molecular biology project. He attends the John Jay High School, Cross River, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielfulop is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielfulop is 1.90 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28957 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 BE50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 3.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.893 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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