(28485) Dastidar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Manosij G. Dastidar (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematical sciences project. He attends the South Point High School, Kolkata, India.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dastidar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dastidar is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28485 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CK49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 1.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 5.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.912 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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