(24546) Darnell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alicia Marie Darnell (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health sciences project. She attends the Pelham Memorial High School, Pelham, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Darnell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Darnell is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24546 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DE35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 4.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Alicia
All asteroids named after someone called Alicia
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