(24344) Brianbarnett Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brian Gray Barnett (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry team project. He attends the Chamblee Charter High School, Chamblee, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brianbarnett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brianbarnett is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24344 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AB99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 3.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.944 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Brian
- (4575) Broman
- (7476) Ogilsbie
- (8262) Carcich
- (8734) Warner
- (10059) McCullough
- (10066) Pihack
- (11371) Camley
- (11374) Briantaylor
- (11723) Briankennedy
- (12562) Briangrazer
- (12592) Brianchen
- (12926) Brianmason
All asteroids named after someone called Brian
Also discovered on 5 January 2000
- (14258) Katrinaminck
- (14262) Kratzer
- (14693) Selwyn
- (15099) Janestrohm
- (15530) Kuber
- (15531) Matusch
- (15533) Saturnino
- (16157) Toastmasters
- (16158) Monty
- (16163) Suhanli
- (16164) Yangli
- (16165) Licht