(24844) Hwanginjoon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Injoon Hwang (b. 1966) is a Korean amateur astronomer who owns a 0.6-m reflector telescope. He is a member of NADA (Network of Amateur Digital Astrophotography) , established in Korea in 2002. He is also known for publishing the first book on astrophotography in Korea.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hwanginjoon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hwanginjoon is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24844 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.20 km (#10,237 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.197 |
| Rotation period | 5.35 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 6.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.843 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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