(269323) Madisonvillehigh Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 September 2008 by Astronomical Research Observatory at Charleston.

Madisonville High School, Texas, is a long-time participant in the IASC minor planet search campaigns. This minor planet was found by students and teacher Denise Rothrock at the school.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Madisonvillehigh is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Madisonvillehigh is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number269323
Provisional designation2008 SE209
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.61
Orbital period4.91 years
Semi-major axis2.89 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.0178
Inclination10.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.84 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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