(23323) Anand Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vikas Anand (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anand is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anand is 3.18 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23323 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 BJ25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0559 |
| Inclination | 2.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 January 2001
- (23318) Salvadorsanchez
- (23322) Duyingsewa
- (23324) Kwak
- (23325) Arroyo
- (23327) Luchernandez
- (24509) Joycechai
- (34680) Anahumphrey
- (34681) Suhahussain