(28644) Michaelzhang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Zhang (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Smithtown High School East, Saint James, New York.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelzhang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelzhang is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28644 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FD56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 5.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.942 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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