(23331) Halimzeidan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sana Abdul Halim Zeidan (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science team project. She attends the Iman High School, Saida, Lebanon.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Halimzeidan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Halimzeidan is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23331 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 BY43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 7.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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