(24520) Abramson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ronit Batya Roth Abramson (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abramson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abramson is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24520 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 CW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.48 km (#6,166 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Rotation period | 144 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 6.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.975 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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