28439 Miguelreyes
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery site | MRO |
| Discovery date | 3 January 2000 |
| Designations | |
| 28439 Miguelreyes | |
Named after | Miguel Reyes (high-school student) |
| 2000 AM30 · 1998 UH41 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 7000 days (19.16 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.0237 AU (452.34 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5051 AU (374.76 Gm) |
| 2.7644 AU (413.55 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.093804 |
| 4.60 yr (1678.8 d) | |
| 93.669° | |
| 0° 12m 51.948s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.3354° |
| 87.867° | |
| 118.72° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.50346 AU (224.914 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.94365 AU (290.766 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.329 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.4[1] | |
28439 Miguelreyes, provisional designation 2000 AM30, is a smaller main-belt asteroid that was discovered on 3 January 2000 by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research team at Socorro in New Mexico, United States. The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.5–3.0 AU once every 4.60 years (1,679 days). The faint asteroid with an absolute magnitude of 14.4, has an orbit that is only fairly eccentric (0.09) and slightly tilted to the ecliptic by 4 degrees.[1]
It is named in honor of Miguel Arnold Silverio Reyes, a Philippine high-school student from Manila, who was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project entitled "Synthesis and Characterization of Composite Plastics from Thermoplastic Starch and Nano-sized Calcium Phosphate for Film Packaging". His project sought alternatives, such as cornstarch, in making biodegradable plastic for film packaging. He attended the Philippine Science High School in Quezon City, Philippines.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 28439 Miguelreyes (2000 AM30)" (2015-06-12 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Montenegro, Candice (17 May 2011). "Asteroid to be named after Pinoy science HS student". GMA News. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Asteroid named after Pinoy student". ABS-CBN News. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ Villafania, Alexander (18 May 2011). "Filipino student wins in Intel tilt, gets an asteroid as bonus". Yahoo News Philippines. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 28439 Miguelreyes at the JPL Small-Body Database
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