(23729) Kemeisha Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Kemeisha Latoya Nastasia Patterson (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental management team project. She attends the Uniondale High School, Uniondale, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kemeisha is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kemeisha is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23729
Provisional designation1998 HH80
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.57
Orbital period3.47 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.86 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.189
Inclination5.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.857 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 21 April 1998

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