(28714) Gandall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Keoni K. Gandall (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his biochemistry, medicine, health science, and microbiology project. He attends the Samuel E. Talbert Middle School, Huntington Beach, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gandall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gandall is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28714 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GY102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.55 km (#16,164 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.472 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 3.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.823 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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