(23327) Luchernandez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lucero Hernandez (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science team project. She attends the College Scientific and Technological Studies, Chignahuapan, Puebla, Mexico.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luchernandez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luchernandez is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23327 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 BE31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.48 km (#16,308 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Rotation period | 4.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 5.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 January 2001
- (23318) Salvadorsanchez
- (23322) Duyingsewa
- (23323) Anand
- (23324) Kwak
- (23325) Arroyo
- (24509) Joycechai
- (34680) Anahumphrey
- (34681) Suhahussain