(23801) Erikgustafson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Erik Olaf Gustafson (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Homer Intermediate School, Homer, New York.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erikgustafson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erikgustafson is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23801 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QQ38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 2.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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