(23038) Jeffbaughman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jeffrey Baughman mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Westmoore High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeffbaughman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffbaughman is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23038 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XD19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 6.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.857 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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