(23265) von Wurden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Caroline Julia von Wurden (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics and astronomy project. She attends the Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where von Wurden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: von Wurden is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23265 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YO50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0828 |
| Inclination | 2.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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