23768 Abu-Rmaileh
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23768 Abu-Rmaileh is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1266.6555975 days (3.47 years).
The asteroid was discovered on June 24, 1998 and was named for Muhammad Akef Abu-Rmaileh who was a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
for his botany and zoology project.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
with an orbital period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1266.6555975 days (3.47 years).
The asteroid was discovered on June 24, 1998 and was named for Muhammad Akef Abu-Rmaileh who was a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
The Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge is an annual science and engineering research and exhibit competition for students in grade 5 through 8 and was created in 1999. It is sponsored primarily by Discovery Communications, Society for Science and the Public, and Elmer's Glue...
for his botany and zoology project.