(23158) Bouligny Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ian Michael Bouligny (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the Catholic High School, New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bouligny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bouligny is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23158 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DN99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 6.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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