(28967) Gerhardter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Herbert Gerhardter (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation team project. He attends the HTBLA Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gerhardter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gerhardter is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28967 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HK34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.64 km (#15,976 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Rotation period | 4.72 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 6.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.830 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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