(24274) Alliswheeler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Allison Wheeler mentored a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York.Naming citation (20080221/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alliswheeler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alliswheeler is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24274 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XN167 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.14 km (#14,852 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 2.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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