(24432) Elizamcnitt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eliza Helen McNitt (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental management project. She attends the Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elizamcnitt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elizamcnitt is 2.97 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24432 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CT48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.60 km (#13,717 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.343 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 5.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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