(23452) Drew Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Drew Barringer (b. 1946) is president of the Barringer Crater Company, which owns and maintains the meteorite crater in Arizona, first claimed and developed by his grandfather as an iron mining prospect. Today this company supports research and education in impact cratering and meteorite studies.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
👶 Drew as a baby name🐶 Drew as a dog name
Where Drew is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Drew is 1.96 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23452 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 QF |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.33 |
| Orbital period | 2.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0946 |
| Inclination | 23.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.809 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.