(23691) Jefneve Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jef Neve (b. 1977) is a Belgian jazz and classical music pianist. A 2000 graduate of the Lemmens Institure in Leuven, he wrote the soundtrack for the 2012 VRT series In Vlaamse Velden (In Flandern Fields).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jefneve is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jefneve is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23691 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JN16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.97 km (#5,110 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 4.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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