(28697) Eitanacks Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eitan Samuel Acks (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his engineering project. He attends the San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eitanacks is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eitanacks is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28697 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GZ88 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0479 |
| Inclination | 4.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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