(32623) Samuelkahn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Samuel Bennett Kahn (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his environmental and earth sciences project. He attends the High Tech Middle, San Diego, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samuelkahn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samuelkahn is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32623 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 RV23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0961 |
| Inclination | 1.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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