(24945) Houziaux Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 June 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Léo Houziaux (b. 1932), a Belgian astrophysicist at Liège University, specialized in stellar structure at Mt. Wilson and Palomar. From rockets and satellites, he obtained the spectra and fluxes from over 30,000 stars. He created the Department of Astrophysics at Mons University (B) in 1982.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Houziaux is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Houziaux is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24945 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 LH9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.25 km (#16,691 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.220 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 3.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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