(23198) Norvell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Leighton Marie Norvell (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Lincoln Park Academy, Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Norvell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Norvell is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23198 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RL68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0530 |
| Inclination | 3.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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