(24047) Latorredelsole Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 1999 by Stroncone at Stroncone.
La Torre del Sole is an astronomical park in Brembate di Sopra, in the province of Bergamo, Italy, located in an old restored water storage facility. It features a solar tower, an astronomical observatory, a planetarium, and themed spaces. The park's enthusiastic team is driven by a strong passion for the study and dissemination of astronomical sciences.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Latorredelsole is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Latorredelsole is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24047 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TD6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.75 km (#13,327 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.315 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 4.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.