(24626) Astrowizard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1980 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
David V. Rodrigues (b. 1952) has dedicated his life to explaining the riches of the universe to anyone, anywhere. Wearing the costume of a wizard to get children's attention, he makes astronomy come alive in his presentations at the Morrison Planetarium in San Francisco and in school classes.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Astrowizard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Astrowizard is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24626 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TS3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.53 km (#8,216 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.284 |
| Inclination | 8.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.992 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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