(23890) Quindou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
French journalist Sabine Quindou (b. 1970) joined the team of C'est pas sorcier, the longest lasting science program on French television, in 1998. She is a reporter in the program, interviewing scientists to help explain the subjects covered.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Quindou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quindou is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23890 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SO35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.94 km (#15,385 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.325 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0319 |
| Inclination | 2.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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