(23325) Arroyo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alejandro Arroyo (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the College Scientific and Technological Studies, Chignahuapan, Puebla, Mexico.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arroyo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arroyo is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23325 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 BK30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.06 km (#16,981 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.166 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 4.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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