(23730) Suncar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jonathan Kelvin Suncar (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental management team project. He attends the Uniondale High School, Uniondale, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suncar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suncar is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23730 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HX89 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.00 km (#15,214 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.124 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 3.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.937 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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