(23192) Caysvesterby Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Ashiyah Melyne Cays Vesterby (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy and transportation project. She attends the Sequim Senior High School, Sequim, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Caysvesterby is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caysvesterby is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23192
Provisional designation2000 QN122
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period3.48 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.78
Orbital period5.17 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.92 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.0238
Inclination8.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.93 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 25 August 2000

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