(24139) Brianmcarthy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brian Davis McCarthy (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his chemistry project. He attends the Liberty High School, Hillsboro, Oregon.Naming citation (20080221/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brianmcarthy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brianmcarthy is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24139 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VE89 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 5.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.950 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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