(23667) Savinakim Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 March 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Savina Dine Kim (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her biochemistry project. She attends the Commack High School, Commack, New York.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Savinakim is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Savinakim is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23667
Provisional designation1997 FM4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.71
Orbital period4.04 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.148
Inclination12.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

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

Also discovered on 31 March 1997

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