(28344) Tallsalt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Verna Tallsalt (b. 1963) has a Masters degree in Bilingual Multicultural Education. Verna is an elementary school teacher on the Navajo Nation. She participates in STEM educational programs with NAU, Diné College, and NASA. Verna serves on Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board and is active as an indigenous cultural advisor.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tallsalt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tallsalt is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28344 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FE19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 4.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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