(28419) Tanpitcha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Tanpitcha Phongchaipaiboon (b. 1993) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental management team project. She also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. She attends the Suratpittaya School, Meung, Suratthani, Thailand.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tanpitcha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tanpitcha is 1.94 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28419 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VA67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 6.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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