(24412) Ericpalmer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Eric E. Palmer (b. 1968) is a research scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson. His research focuses on the presence and stability of water and other volatile compounds on asteroid and planetary satellite surfaces, and their detection through spectroscopic techniques.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericpalmer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericpalmer is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24412 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AM243 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.1 km (#2,343 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Rotation period | 1,269 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.99 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0511 |
| Inclination | 16.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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