(28660) Derbes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Derbes mentored a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Derbes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Derbes is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28660 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GP38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 3.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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