(23821) Morganmonroe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Morgan McKay Monroe (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her physical science project. She attends the Episcopal High School, Jacksonville, Florida.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Morganmonroe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morganmonroe is 3.20 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23821 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QZ69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0858 |
| Inclination | 8.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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