(23747) Rahaelgupta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rahael Rohini Gupta (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy and transportation team project. She attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rahaelgupta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rahaelgupta is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23747 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KW25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.39 km (#9,895 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 3.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.939 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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