(24066) Eriksorensen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Erik Sorensen mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He is a member of the Home Educators of the New River Valley, Pearisburg, Virginia.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eriksorensen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eriksorensen is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24066 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TE123 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0508 |
| Inclination | 1.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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