(23776) Gosset Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
William Sealy Gosset (1876-1937) studied mathematics and chemistry at Oxford. His most important contribution, published under the pseudonym “Student”, was the derivation of a statistic, known as “t”, that plays a central role in tests of hypotheses based on the analysis of small samples.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gosset is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gosset is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23776 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.99 km (#10,645 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.163 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0528 |
| Inclination | 2.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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