(28945) Taideding Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Taide Ding (b. 1994) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth science project. He attends the Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Taideding is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taideding is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28945
Provisional designation2000 UA79
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.47
Orbital period3.90 years
Semi-major axis2.48 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.192
Inclination1.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.990 au

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

Also discovered on 24 October 2000

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