(28451) Tylerhoward Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Tyler Trettel Howard (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation project. He attends the Olathe Northwest High School, Olathe, Kansas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tylerhoward is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tylerhoward is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number28451
Provisional designation2000 AD129
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.54
Orbital period3.71 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.171
Inclination1.71°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.979 au

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

Also named after someone called Tyler

Also discovered on 5 January 2000

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