(23066) Yihedong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yihe Dong (b. 1990) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attends the Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yihedong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yihedong is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23066 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XN54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0645 |
| Inclination | 2.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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