(23221) Delgado Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eric Nelson Delgado (b. 1990) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Bayonne High School, Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delgado is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delgado is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23221 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VX35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.40 km (#14,232 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 4.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.929 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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