(28662) Ericduran Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eric Duran mentored a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Manzano High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericduran is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericduran is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28662 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GL39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0632 |
| Inclination | 1.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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