(24985) Benuri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Benjamin Uri Hoffman (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Georgetown Day School, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benuri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benuri is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24985 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KW45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.02 km (#17,014 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0877 |
| Inclination | 6.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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