(24761) Ahau Apollo
Discovered on 28 January 1993 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Kinich Ahau was a Mayan sun god. He was the patron god of the city Itzamal and supposedly visited the city at noon everyday. He would descend as a macaw and consume prepared offerings. Kinich Ahau is usually shown with jaguar-like features.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ahau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ahau is 0.938 au from the Sun and 0.406 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24761 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BW2 |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.37 |
| Orbital period | 1.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.927 – 1.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.306 |
| Inclination | 21.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.101 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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