(24541) Hangzou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Hang Richard Zou (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health sciences project. He attends the Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hangzou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hangzou is 1.85 au from the Sun and 0.865 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24541 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DO16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.69 km (#15,878 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.154 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 5.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.860 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 February 2001
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