(28785) Woodjohn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
John Wood mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Samuel E. Talbert Middle School, Huntington Beach, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Woodjohn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Woodjohn is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28785 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HN52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0424 |
| Inclination | 1.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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