(24609) Evgenij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1978 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Evgenij Borisovich Aleksandrov (b. 1936), senior scientific worker at the Ioffe Physical and Technical Institute and the State Optical Institute, is a prominent expert in the field of experimental physics. He opened up a new scientific field---the radio-optical spectroscopy of atoms.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Evgenij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Evgenij is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24609 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.249 |
| Inclination | 5.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.748 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.