(28479) Varlotta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Varlotta (b. 1900) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental sciences team project. He attends the Escuela Tecnica No. 12, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Varlotta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Varlotta is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28479 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CF26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.54 km (#16,182 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0922 |
| Inclination | 4.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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