(23274) Wuminchun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wu Min-Chun (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences project. He attends the Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Taipei, Taiwan.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wuminchun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wuminchun is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23274 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YK91 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0646 |
| Inclination | 9.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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