(28953) Hollyerickson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Holly Catherine Erickson (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials and bioengineering project. She attends the Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hollyerickson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hollyerickson is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28953 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YL37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 2.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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