24626 Astrowizard
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | 9 October 1980 |
| Designations | |
| 24626 | |
| 1980 TS3 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 12644 days (34.62 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.5598252 AU (532.54227 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9812017 AU (296.38356 Gm) |
| 2.770513 AU (414.4628 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2848973 |
| 4.61 yr (1684.4 d) | |
| 221.66818° | |
| 0° 12m 49.425s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.205142° |
| 183.08314° | |
| 203.32869° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.986433 AU (147.5683 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.89816 AU (283.961 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.263 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.1 | |
24626 Astrowizard (1980 TS3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.
Name honors David V. Rodrigues (b. 1952) for educational outreach on astronomy to the public and school children, particularly by his wearing of a wizard outfit. Rodrigues is an astronomical lecturer at the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He also serves as the program director of the East Bay Astronomical Society which meets at the Chabot Space & Science Center (Chabot Observatory).
References
- MPC48396, Minor Planet Circulars, 2003 May 1.
- ^ "24626 Astrowizard (1980 TS3)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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