(23754) Rachnareddy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Rachna Beeravolu Reddy (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health sciences team project. She attends the Port Huron Northern High School, Port Huron, Michigan, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Rachnareddy is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rachnareddy is 1.91 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23754
Provisional designation1998 KV46
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.73 km (#13,380 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Absolute magnitude (H)15.64
Orbital period3.54 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.89 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination3.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.879 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 22 May 1998

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