(23858) Ambrosesoehn Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Ambrose Geoffrey Soehn (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his physical science project. He attends the Summit Middle School, Boulder, Colorado.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ambrosesoehn is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ambrosesoehn is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23858
Provisional designation1998 RG53
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.17 km (#12,346 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.212
Absolute magnitude (H)14.48
Orbital period4.50 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.0336
Inclination5.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 14 September 1998

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