(24923) Claralouisa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Clara Louisa Fannjiang (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search and was also awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, for her physics and space-science project. She attends the Davis Senior High School, Davis, California.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Claralouisa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Claralouisa is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24923 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 EB37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 22.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 4.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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