(24939) Chiminello Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 1997 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Vincenzo Chiminello (1741-1815), nephew of Giuseppe Toaldo (1719-1797), translated into Italian de La Lande's Compendio di Astronomia del signor de La Lande: Seconda edizione migliorata ed accresciuta dal signor abate D. Vincenzo Chiminello accademico e assistente all'Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chiminello is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chiminello is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24939 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.08 km (#10,459 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.260 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.845 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Vincenzo
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Also discovered on 1 May 1997
- (7904) Morrow
- (17702) Krystofharant
- (23685) Toaldo
- (24940) Sankichiyama
- (35346) Ivanoferri
- (42593) Antoniazzi
- (52570) Lauraco