(23284) Celik Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Burak Celik (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the FMV Isik High School, Istanbul, Turkey.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Celik is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Celik is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23284
Provisional designation2000 YD118
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.15 km (#16,850 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.265
Absolute magnitude (H)15.19
Orbital period3.80 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination3.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

Also discovered on 30 December 2000

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