(24548) Katieeverett Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Katie Elizabeth Everett (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health sciences project. She attends the Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katieeverett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katieeverett is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24548 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DW42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 1.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.899 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Katie
- (7981) Katieoakman
- (12753) Povenmire
- (16245) Katielu
- (17960) Liberatore
- (19658) Sloop
- (19766) Katiedavis
- (25131) Katiemelua
All asteroids named after someone called Katie
Also discovered on 19 February 2001
- (24546) Darnell
- (24547) Stauber
- (24549) Jaredgoodman
- (25924) Douglasadams
- (25931) Peterhu
- (25933) Ruoyijiang
- (25937) Malysz
- (26671) Williamlopes
- (26672) Ericabrooke
- (27597) Varuniyer