(24474) Ananthram Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ananth Ram (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Denton, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ananthram is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ananthram is 2.06 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24474 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.29 km (#14,507 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.179 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 7.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.949 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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