(24347) Arthurkuan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Arthur Kuan (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his cellular and molecular biology project. He attends the Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arthurkuan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arthurkuan is 1.98 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24347 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AF102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 6.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.973 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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