(23070) Koussa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mounir Ahmad Koussa (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Tucson High Magnet School, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Koussa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koussa is 3.39 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23070 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XV64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 5.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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