(24105) Broughton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton (b. 1952) received a Shoemaker NEO grant in 2002 and accidentally discovered the PHA 2004 GA1 using a 0.5-m telescope he had just recently completed. He has also originated techniques for rigorous timing of minor-planet occultations from CCD drift exposures.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Broughton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Broughton is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24105 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VE10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 15.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0413 |
| Inclination | 7.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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