(23186) Knauss Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 2000 by C. Gustava W. G. Dillon at Needville.
Tracy Knauss (b. 1964) is an American amateur astronomer, well known in the Texas amateur community for her meticulous sketches of deep sky objects. She is Director of Astronomy at the George Observatory in Needville, Texas. Tracy continues to share her passion for the night sky and inspires others through her enthusiasm, guidance, and friendship.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Knauss is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Knauss is 4.25 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23186 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PO8 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.2 km (#1,466 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Rotation period | 5.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.61 |
| Orbital period | 7.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 4.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.50 – 4.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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