(23004) Triciatalbert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Tricia Talbert (b. 1964) has supported NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) by providing multimedia, outreach, and website support. Her efforts have greatly aided the PDCO’s visual communication of NASA’s multi-faceted planetary defense program to diverse audiences around the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Triciatalbert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Triciatalbert is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23004 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VH114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.56 km (#8,175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Rotation period | 7.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 17.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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