(28273) Maianhvu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mai-Anh N. Vu (b. 1995) was awarded first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry team project. She attends the McNeil High School, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maianhvu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maianhvu is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28273 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CD21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 1.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Anh
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- (16015) Snell
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