(28705) Michaelbecker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael David Becker (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his physical sciences project. He attends the Liberty Christian School, Argyle, Texas.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelbecker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelbecker is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28705 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GW91 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.95 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.51 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 7.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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