(24794) Kurland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Kurland (Courland) is the ancient name of the districts Zemgale and Kurzeme in present-day Latvia. Ruled from 1201-1561 by German Knightly Orders, from 1562 to 1795 Kurland was linked to Poland. During the eighteenth century the country was dominated by skilled Jewish workers, artisans and a core of intelligentsia.Naming citation (20070601/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kurland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kurland is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24794 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 UB7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.9 km (#3,419 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 41.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0658 |
| Inclination | 22.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.