(23162) Alexcrook Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alexandra Elizabeth Crook (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her electrical and mechanical engineering project. She attends the Box Elder High School, Brigham City, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexcrook is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexcrook is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23162 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FX48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 1.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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