(23067) Ishajain Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Isha Himani Jain (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attends the Freedom High School, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ishajain is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ishajain is 3.49 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23067
Provisional designation1999 XX54
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.21
Orbital period5.53 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 3.50 au
Eccentricity0.119
Inclination0.757°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.75 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Isha

Also discovered on 7 December 1999

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