(28778) Michdelucia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michelle DeLucia mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Hamden Middle School, Hamden, Connecticut.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michdelucia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michdelucia is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28778 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HG46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0356 |
| Inclination | 4.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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