(28810) Suchandler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Suzanne Chandler mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Corte Madera School, Portola Valley, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suchandler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suchandler is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28810 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JS5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.28 km (#8,540 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0526 |
| Inclination | 5.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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