(28665) Theresafultz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Theresa Fultz mentored a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. She teaches at the Wheeling Central Catholic High School, Wheeling, West Virginia.Naming citation (20130225/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Theresafultz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Theresafultz is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28665 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GN51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0793 |
| Inclination | 2.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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