(23324) Kwak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Esther Bora Kwak (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry team project. She attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kwak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kwak is 2.12 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23324 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 BW25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,480 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 3.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Esther
All asteroids named after someone called Esther
Also discovered on 20 January 2001
- (23318) Salvadorsanchez
- (23322) Duyingsewa
- (23323) Anand
- (23325) Arroyo
- (23327) Luchernandez
- (24509) Joycechai
- (34680) Anahumphrey
- (34681) Suhahussain
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