(23817) Gokulk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gokul Krishnan (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his biochem, medicine, health, and microbiology project. He attends the Oak Grove School, Green Oaks, Illinois.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gokulk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gokulk is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23817 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QX50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.09 km (#10,446 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 7.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 August 1998
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- (9476) Vincenthuang
- (9477) Kefennell
- (10635) Chiragkumar
- (11189) Rabeaton
- (11369) Brazelton
- (11370) Nabrown
- (11371) Camley
- (11372) Aditisingh
- (11373) Carbonaro
- (11737) Gregneat
- (12545) Taniamurphy