(28305) Wangjiayi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wang Jiayi (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science team project. She attends the Northeast Yucai School, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wangjiayi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wangjiayi is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28305 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CH79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 1.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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