(23178) Ghaben Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alexandra L. Ghaben (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials and bioengineering project. She attends the Central York High School, York, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ghaben is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ghaben is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23178 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KJ21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.70 km (#17,279 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.268 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0867 |
| Inclination | 3.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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