(23313) Supokaivanich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nathaphon Supokaivanich (b. 1988) was awarded first place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He also received the EU Contest for Young Scientists Award. He attends the Trium Udom Suksa School, Bangkok, Thailand.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Supokaivanich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Supokaivanich is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23313 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 AC42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 5.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.