(23296) Brianreavis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brian Christopher Reavis (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering team project. He attends the Cody High School, Cody, Wyoming, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brianreavis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brianreavis is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23296 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 AR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.38 km (#14,278 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.170 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 5.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.817 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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