(23176) Missacarvell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Melissa Nicole Carvell (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials and bioengineering project. She attends the Bartlesville High School, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Missacarvell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Missacarvell is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23176 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JK44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.30 km (#14,477 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.309 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0643 |
| Inclination | 2.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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