(24509) Joycechai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joyce Sophia Chai (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joycechai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joycechai is 2.13 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24509 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 BT27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 1.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.938 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Joyce
All asteroids named after someone called Joyce
Also discovered on 20 January 2001
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