(24138) Benjaminlu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Benjamin Brice Lu (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his zoology project. He attends the Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, Maryland.Naming citation (20080221/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benjaminlu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benjaminlu is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24138 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VB81 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 1.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0890 |
| Inclination | 6.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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