(24214) Jonchristo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jon Christopher mentored a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Lassiter High School, Marietta, Georgia.Naming citation (20080221/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jonchristo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonchristo is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24214 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XC67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 0.910° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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