(23867) Cathsoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Catherine Soto (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her biochem, medicine, health, and microbiology project. She attends the Hollenbeck Middle School, Math, Science, & Technology Magnet, Los Angeles, California.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cathsoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cathsoto is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23867 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RG71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.54 km (#7,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 5.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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