(24019) Jeremygasper Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jeremy Gasper mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Newaygo Middle School, Newaygo, Michigan.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jeremygasper is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeremygasper is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number24019
Provisional designation1999 RX137
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period17.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.18
Orbital period3.70 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.141
Inclination6.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also named after someone called Jeremy

Also discovered on 9 September 1999

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