(28417) Leewei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lee Liang Matthew Wei (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental management team project. He attends the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, Singapore.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leewei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leewei is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28417 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VA50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.59 km (#8,131 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Rotation period | 32.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 6.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.968 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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