(24378) Katelyngibbs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Katelyn Elizabeth Gibbs (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and planetary science project. She attends the Great Falls High School, Great Falls, Montana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katelyngibbs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katelyngibbs is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24378 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AZ154 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.03 km (#12,650 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.207 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0971 |
| Inclination | 2.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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