(24426) Belova Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elena Dmitriyevna Novikova-Belova (b. 1947) is a retired fencer from Belarus who became the first woman to win four gold medals during five Olympics from 1968 through 1980. In 2007 she was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal by the International Olympic Committee.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Belova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Belova is 5.61 au from the Sun and 6.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24426 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CR12 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 14.3 km (#3,305 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.136 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.26 |
| Orbital period | 12.2 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.85 – 5.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0850 |
| Inclination | 7.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (58580) Elenacuoghi
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- (114026) Emalanushenko
All asteroids named after someone called Elena
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- (16203) Jessicastahl
- (17220) Johnpenna
- (17222) Perlmutter
- (17225) Alanschorn
- (20757) Veerlesterken