(24930) Annajamison Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anna Jamison mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. She teaches at the Port Huron Northern High School, Port Huron, Michigan.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Annajamison is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annajamison is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24930 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GL17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 2.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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