(28475) Garrett Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Lawrence Garrett (b. 1959) has been the Assistant Coordinator for the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers since 1999. He also has several asteroid discoveries to his credit.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-01-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Garrett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Garrett is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28475 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.30 km (#16,599 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.304 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 4.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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