(23168) Lauriefletch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Laurie Lea Fletcher (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental management project. She attends the Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lauriefletch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lauriefletch is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23168 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GZ136 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,062 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0997 |
| Inclination | 7.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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