(23010) Kathyfinch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kathy Finch mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Shoals Christian School, Florence, Alabama.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kathyfinch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kathyfinch is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23010 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VR158 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 4.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.956 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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