(24830) Kawanotomoyoshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Tomoyoshi Kawano (b. 1956) is a Japanese electrical engineer and amateur astronomer. He likes to develop various kinds of equipment for astronomical observation. He enjoys photographing nebulae and star clusters and is one of the leaders of astrophotography in Fukuoka Prefecture.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kawanotomoyoshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kawanotomoyoshi is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24830 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 ST3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.64 km (#15,990 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.305 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 2.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.819 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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