(28952) Ericepstein Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eric Samuel Epstein (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attends the Tucson High Magnet School, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericepstein is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericepstein is 1.98 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28952 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YG35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 1.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.992 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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