(24250) Luteolson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Robert Luther Olson (b. 1934) is a well-known collegiate Hall of Fame head basketball coach of the University of Arizona and fund-raising supporter of the Arizona Arthritis Center and Arizona Cancer Center.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luteolson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luteolson is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24250 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XS109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.86 km (#13,075 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 4.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.946 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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