(24988) Alainmilsztajn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 June 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Alain Milsztajn (1955-2007) was a particle physicist and astronomer who worked at the Service de physique des particles of the French Commissariat à l´énergie atomique at Saclay, where he specialized in the structure of the proton and in the search for Galactic dark matter using gravitational lensing.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alainmilsztajn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alainmilsztajn is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24988 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MM2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.24 km (#16,708 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.423 |
| Rotation period | 52.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 4.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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