(23673) Neilmehta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Neil Kamlesh Mehta (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neilmehta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neilmehta is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23673 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GB23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 4.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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