(23068) Tyagi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sonika Tyagi (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attends the William Dickinson High School, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tyagi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tyagi is 2.14 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23068 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XY60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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