(23279) Chenhungjen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chen Hung-Jen (b. 1988) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences team project. He attends the Taipei Municipal Chien-Kuo Senior High School, Taipei, Taiwan.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chenhungjen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chenhungjen is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23279 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YY115 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 4.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.889 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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