(23735) Cohen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Julia Lynn Cohen (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy and transportation team project. She attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cohen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cohen is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23735
Provisional designation1998 HM134
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.35 km (#14,338 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.141
Absolute magnitude (H)15.48
Orbital period3.45 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.152
Inclination6.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.956 au

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

Also named after someone called Julia

Also discovered on 19 April 1998

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