(24899) Dominiona Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1997 by G. C. L. Aikman at Dominion.
Canada is officially the “Dominion of Canada” under the Constitution Acts of 1867 and 1982. Such designation was inspired by Psalm 72, verse 8: “He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.”Naming citation (20011130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dominiona is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dominiona is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24899 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AU17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 5.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.