(23692) Nandatianwenners Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 May 1997 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
“Nandatianwenners” is named for graduates and faculties of the Department of Astronomy of Nanjing University (“Nanda” in Chinese) on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of “Nanda”. They have contributed to astronomy (“Tianwen” in Chinese, originated from ‘the Book of Changes'), as well as many other professions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nandatianwenners is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nandatianwenners is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23692 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.11 km (#7,502 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Rotation period | 10.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.