(24649) Balaklava Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1985 by Chernykh, N. S., Chernykh, L. I. at Nauchnyj.
Balaklava is one of the oldest towns in the Crimea, with a long and interesting history. Located at a picturesque spot on the Crimean coast, it was a favorite site for many famous Russian writers and painters who liked to live and work there and who depicted it in their works. Balaklava is now part of the town of Sebastopol.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Balaklava is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Balaklava is 3.68 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24649 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 SG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.8 km (#2,727 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 September 1985
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- (6232) Zubitskia
- (6589) Jankovich
- (9549) Akplatonov
- (9733) Valtikhonov
- (9933) Alekseev
- (13922) Kremenia
- (16407) Oiunskij
- (24648) Evpatoria