(23281) Vijayjain Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vijay Jain (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry team project. He attends the Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vijayjain is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vijayjain is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23281 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YY116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.13 km (#16,880 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.564 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 5.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.937 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Vijay
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Also discovered on 30 December 2000
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- (23274) Wuminchun
- (23279) Chenhungjen
- (23280) Laitsaita
- (23283) Jinjuyi
- (23284) Celik
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