(24749) Grebel Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.

Eva K. Grebel (b. 1966) is a German astronomer, professor at the Heidelberg University and since 2007 director at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut. Her main interests cover the fields of galactic structure, evolution and formation, dark matter and near-field cosmology. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Grebel is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grebel is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	24749
Provisional designation	1992 SM17
Orbit class	Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	18.2 km (#2,459 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0470
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.12
Orbital period	5.72 years
Semi-major axis	3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.68 – 3.72 au
Eccentricity	0.162
Inclination	19.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.69 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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