(28438) Venkateswaran Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shyam Venkateswaran (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the Herricks Senior High School, New Hyde Park, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Venkateswaran is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Venkateswaran is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28438 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AG30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 11.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 1.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.987 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 January 2000
- (14244) Labnow
- (14268) Azeus
- (14698) Scottyoung
- (15528) Martinsmedina
- (16155) Buddy
- (17197) Matjazbone
- (17198) Gorjup
- (17199) Jasonliu
- (23113) Aaronhakim
- (23115) Valcourt
- (23116) Streich
- (24316) Anncooper