(23246) Terazono Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 November 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Junya Terazono (b.1967) is a planetary scientist and information technology specialist. He has participated in several Japanese lunar and planetary missions, including Hayabusa and Kaguya, as well as their education and public outreach programs.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Terazono is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Terazono is 3.04 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23246 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WY168 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.40 km (#14,225 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.242 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 7.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.