(23283) Jinjuyi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

JinJu Yi (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry team project. She attends the Plainview Old-Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jinjuyi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jinjuyi is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23283
Provisional designation2000 YP117
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.81
Orbital period3.71 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.0403
Inclination4.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.31 au

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

Also discovered on 30 December 2000

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