(28722) Dhruviyer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Dhruv Iyer (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his mathematics and computer science project. He attends the BASIS Chandler, Chandler, Arizona.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Dhruviyer is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dhruviyer is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28722
Provisional designation2000 GN108
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.06
Orbital period3.73 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.139
Inclination4.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 April 2000

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