(24025) Kimwallin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kim Wallin mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Barbara Bush Middle School, San Antonio, Texas.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kimwallin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kimwallin is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24025 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RV164 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 5.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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