(23734) Kimgyehyun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kim Gye Hyun (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering team project. He attends the Tianjin International School, Tianjin, China.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kimgyehyun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kimgyehyun is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23734 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HK124 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.34 km (#14,378 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 6.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.962 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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