(24331) Alyshaowen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alysha Harper Owen (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Dallastown Area High School, Dallastown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alyshaowen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alyshaowen is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24331 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AL68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.24 km (#14,619 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.351 |
| Rotation period | 5.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0802 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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