(23662) Jozankei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 1997 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Jozankei is a hot spring located in a valley south of Sapporo (Hokkaido, Japan). An annual star party is held there.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jozankei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jozankei is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23662 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 ES17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 3.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.856 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.