(28446) Davlantes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Christopher Joseph Davlantes (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation project. He attends the Bishop Kenny High School, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davlantes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davlantes is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28446 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AQ96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.26 km (#16,682 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.457 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 3.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.919 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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