(28654) Davidcaine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Caine mentored a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Ann Arbor-Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidcaine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidcaine is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28654 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GY20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 1.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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