(24910) Haruoando Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 February 1997 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.

Haruo Ando (b. 1951), a doctor of internal medicine, is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Club.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Haruoando is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haruoando is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number24910
Provisional designation1997 CK29
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period5.57 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.18
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.83 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.206
Inclination1.17°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.844 au

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

Also named after someone called Haruo

Also discovered on 14 February 1997

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