(24301) Gural Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Peter S. Gural (b. 1955) is a scientist who has applied advanced image processing techniques to both asteroid and meteor detection in ground and space-based systems. His algorithms are used in the Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance (CAMS) project.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gural is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gural is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24301 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XZ233 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.31 km (#12,029 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.104 |
| Rotation period | 7.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 6.32° |
| 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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