(23289) Naruhirata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 December 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Japanese planetary scientist Naru Hirata (b. 1970) is a member of the Hayabusa, Hayabusa2, and SELENE mission teams.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Naruhirata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naruhirata is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23289 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YQ126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.53 km (#16,195 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.363 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 5.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.942 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.