(23318) Salvadorsanchez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 2001 by J. Nomen at Ametlla de Mar.
Salvador Sanchez is the founder and managing director of the Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. His enthusiastic dedication to observational astronomy, especially to observing minor planets and comets, rekindled the interest and observations of these bodies in Spain after the death of astronomer J. Comas Solá.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Salvadorsanchez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salvadorsanchez is 3.17 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23318 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 BT13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0705 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Salvador
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Also discovered on 20 January 2001
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