(24619) Danielarsham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 1979 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Daniel Arsham (b. 1980) is an American multidisciplinary artist who combines art, architecture and performance into his work. He creates art that imagines a future world from where we can re-examine our present, and he has exhibited around the world. His sculptures include Bronze Eroded Melpomene and Bronze Eroded Astronaut.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielarsham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielarsham is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24619 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 DA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.18 km (#6,406 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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