(23852) Laurierumker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Laurie Ann Rumker (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her biochem, medicine, health, and microbiology project. She attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laurierumker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurierumker is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23852 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RN35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.55 km (#11,522 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Rotation period | 2.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0551 |
| Inclination | 1.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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