(24838) Abilunon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 1995 by M. Tichy at Klet.
Abilunon is the presumed name of an ancient Celtic town, founded in the first century B.C. on a strategic peninsula in the Vltava river. The remains of the town are at the foot of Klet mountain. The name was mentioned on a map of the world by Ptolemy.Naming citation (20011101/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abilunon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abilunon is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24838 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UJ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 3.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.846 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.