(24133) Chunkaikao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chun-Kai Kao (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his materials science project. He attends the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (20080221/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chunkaikao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chunkaikao is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24133 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VW67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0459 |
| Inclination | 7.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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