(28426) Sangani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kunal Ashok Sangani (b. 1994) was awarded first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental management team project. He attends the Fayetteville Manlius High School, Manlius, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sangani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sangani is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28426 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XV28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.02 km (#15,163 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0169 |
| Inclination | 3.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kunal
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Also discovered on 6 December 1999
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- (16114) Alyono
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