(24948) Babote Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 July 1997 by Pises at Pises.
The Babote tower, the former astronomical observatory at Montpellier, is now the meeting place of the members of the Montpellier astronomical society.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Babote is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Babote is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24948 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 NU6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.17 km (#12,334 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0935 |
| Inclination | 8.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.