(24265) Banthonytwarog Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 1999 by Hug, G., Bell, G. at Eskridge.
Barbara J. Anthony-Twarog is a professor of astronomy at Kansas University in Lawrence. While her astronomical credits and awards are numerous, she is best known locally for her outreach programs for amateur astronomers and the general public.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Banthonytwarog is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Banthonytwarog is 2.14 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24265 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XU143 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.24 km (#14,618 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 5.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.772 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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