(23098) Huanghuang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Huang Huang (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attends the Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huanghuang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huanghuang is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23098 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XH158 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0989 |
| Inclination | 3.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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