(23249) Liaoyenting Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Liao Yen-Ting (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics and astronomy project. She attends the Chiayi County Jhongpu Junior High School, Chiayi, Taiwan.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liaoyenting is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liaoyenting is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23249 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WJ179 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0508 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.