(28481) Shindongju Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shin Dongju (b. 1993) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental sciences team project. He also received the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award. He attends the Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Busan, South Korea.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shindongju is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shindongju is 2.12 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28481 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CO26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 1.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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