(23757) Jonmunoz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jonathan Munoz (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy team project. He attends the Weslaco High School, Weslaco, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jonmunoz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonmunoz is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23757 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KL48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.30 km (#16,613 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.402 |
| Rotation period | 48.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 7.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.953 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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