(28551) Paulomi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Paulomi Bhattacharya (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her chemistry project. She attends the Harker School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Paulomi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulomi is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28551
Provisional designation2000 EO36
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.03
Orbital period3.68 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination2.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.970 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 8 March 2000

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