(23151) Georgehotz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
George Francis Hotz (b. 1989) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He also received the Seaborg SIYSS. He attends the Bergen County Academies, Glen Rock, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Georgehotz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgehotz is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23151 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BH27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.50 km (#13,955 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0345 |
| Inclination | 1.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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