(23165) Kakinchan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ka Kin Chan (b. 1988) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental management project. He attends the Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club College, Hong Kong, China.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kakinchan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kakinchan is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23165 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GO81 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 2.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 April 2000
- (15594) Castillo
- (15595) Melwincheng
- (15596) Yongshiangtham
- (15597) Piotrlazarek
- (15598) Kazantsev
- (27511) Emiliedunham
- (28707) Drewbecker
- (28726) Kailey-Steiner
- (30179) Movva
- (30183) Murali
- (30184) Okasinski
- (30186) Ostojic
More named asteroids discovered by LINEAR
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- (9126) Samcoulson
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- (9454) Ardeishar
- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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