(23212) Arkajitdey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Arkajit Dey (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematical sciences project. He attends the Harker School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arkajitdey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arkajitdey is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23212 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 UR39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0570 |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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