(23286) Parlakgul Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gunes Parlakgul (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the FMV Isik High School, Istanbul, Turkey.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Parlakgul is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parlakgul is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23286 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YH120 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.45 km (#11,732 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.117 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 8.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.