(24808) Iwanaguchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Eiichi Iwanaguchi (b. 1976) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He is a research staff member of the Tachibana Observatory in Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, where he is a popularizer of astronomy. His beautiful photographs of starscapes are well known in Miyazaki Prefecture.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Iwanaguchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iwanaguchi is 3.81 au from the Sun and 4.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24808 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.1 km (#5,036 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Eiichi
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Also discovered on 2 October 1994
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- (9208) Takanotoshi
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- (14027) Ichimoto
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