(28813) Jeffreykurtz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jeffrey Kurtz mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Grant Beacon Middle School, Denver, Colorado.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeffreykurtz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffreykurtz is 3.19 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28813 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JV14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.28 km (#7,325 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 2.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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