(24259) Chriswalker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 December 1999 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Christopher W. Walker (b. 1945) assisted in the creation of the Global Network of Astronomical Telescopes photometric data reduction pipeline and in the analysis of variable stars discovered in images obtained using the Moving Object and Transient Event Search System.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chriswalker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chriswalker is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24259 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XR127 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 23.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.907 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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