(28924) Jennanncsele Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jennifer Ann Csele (b. 1996) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics and astronomy project. She attends the Notre Dame College School, Welland, Ontario, Canada.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jennanncsele is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jennanncsele is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28924
Provisional designation2000 QD205
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.71 km (#15,843 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.318
Absolute magnitude (H)15.0
Orbital period4.01 years
Semi-major axis2.53 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.20 – 2.86 au
Eccentricity0.131
Inclination1.11°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.21 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Jennifer

Also discovered on 31 August 2000

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