23313 Supokaivanich

23313 Supokaivanich is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1226.7705878 days (3.36 years).^[1]

The asteroid was discovered on January 3, 2001.

Name

The asteroid is named for Thai student Nathaphon Supokaivanich due to his first-place finish at the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with his experiment on the 'The Secret in Mimosa Leaf's Folding Pattern.' His first-place finish allowed his group to be recognized by Intel ISEF for an outstanding interdisciplinary science project, winning the naming rights for the asteroid.

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