(28821) Harryanselmo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Harry Anselmo mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Penn View Christian School, Souderton, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Harryanselmo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harryanselmo is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28821 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JV24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.56 km (#16,144 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.342 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 5.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.987 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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