(24944) Harish-Chandra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 June 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Harish-Chandra (1923-1983) was born and educated in India but spent most of his academic career in the United States. He made profound contributions to the theory of infinite-dimensional representations of groups and their associated characters, as well as the differential equations they satisfy.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Harish-Chandra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harish-Chandra is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24944 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 LZ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 4.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.