(23262) Thiagoolson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thiago David Olson (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the Stoney Creek High School, Rochester Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thiagoolson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thiagoolson is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23262 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YW44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.98 km (#15,277 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Rotation period | 51.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0422 |
| Inclination | 6.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 December 2000
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