(23122) Lorgat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Raeez Lorgat (b. 1990) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Rondebosch Boys' High School, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lorgat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorgat is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23122 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AU52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.34 km (#14,370 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0464 |
| Inclination | 3.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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