(23133) Rishinbehl Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Rishin Behl (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and planetary science project. He attends the Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Rishinbehl is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rishinbehl is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23133
Provisional designation2000 AO139
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.37 km (#16,491 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.497
Absolute magnitude (H)14.99
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination6.90°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

Also discovered on 5 January 2000

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