(23717) Kaddoura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Deena Wafic Kaddoura (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science team project. She attends the Iman High School, Saida, Lebanon.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaddoura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaddoura is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23717 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FW118 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 4.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.900 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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