(28819) Karinritchey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Karin Ritchey mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, Falls Church, Virginia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karinritchey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karinritchey is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28819 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JX20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.19 km (#14,743 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.399 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 6.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.948 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Karin
All asteroids named after someone called Karin
Also discovered on 6 May 2000
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