(23752) Jacobshapiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jacob J. Shapiro (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematical sciences team project. He attends the Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington, Ohio, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jacobshapiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacobshapiro is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23752 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KB41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 1.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.911 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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