(23045) Sarahocken Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sarah Hocken mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the South Eugene High School, Eugene, Oregon.Naming citation (20070303/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarahocken is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahocken is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23045 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XT27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.98 km (#12,789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.308 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00700 |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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