(23057) Angelawilson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Angela Wilson mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science, Denton, Texas.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Angelawilson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Angelawilson is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23057 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XB45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.05 km (#15,082 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 6.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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