(23732) Choiseungjae Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Choi Seung Jae (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering team project. He attends the Tianjin International School, Tianjin, China.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Choiseungjae is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Choiseungjae is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23732
Provisional designation1998 HV95
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period8.63 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.33
Orbital period3.53 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.179
Inclination5.29°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.904 au

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

Also discovered on 21 April 1998

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