(23115) Valcourt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
James R. Valcourt (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his cellular and molecular biology project. He attends the Wachusett Regional High School, Holden, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Valcourt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valcourt is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23115 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AS18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.93 km (#7,734 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.101 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 5.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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