(28439) Miguelreyes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Miguel Arnold Silverio Reyes (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the Philippine Science High School, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miguelreyes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miguelreyes is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28439 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AM30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.85 km (#13,102 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0972 |
| Inclination | 4.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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