(28664) Maryellenfay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mary Ellen Fay mentored a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. She teaches at the Kings Park High School, Kings Park, New York.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maryellenfay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maryellenfay is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28664 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GV48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.82 km (#17,204 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.443 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 2.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.892 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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