(2023) Asaph Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1952 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Asaph is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asaph is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2023 |
| Provisional designation | 1952 SA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.7 km (#2,242 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0960 |
| Rotation period | 89.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.278 |
| Inclination | 22.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 September 1952
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- (1615) Bardwell
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- (1728) Goethe Link
- (1729) Beryl
- (1741) Giclas
- (1746) Brouwer
- (1751) Herget
- (1761) Edmondson
- (1762) Russell
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