(28719) Sahoolahan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Seamus Andrew Hoolahan (b. 2000) 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 Fred Moodry Middle School, Anaconda, Montana.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sahoolahan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sahoolahan is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28719 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GN107 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.47 km (#16,315 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 2.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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