(28184) Vaishnavirao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attends the Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vaishnavirao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vaishnavirao is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28184 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WP17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.02 km (#17,024 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.435 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 4.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.845 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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