(24304) Lynnrice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
Eileen Lynn Rice (b. 1942) cofounded New Mexico Skies Observatory near Cloudcroft with her husband Michael in 1998. Through her enthusiastic instruction and mentoring, hundreds of persons, especially young children and beginners, have been inspired to study the wonders of astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lynnrice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lynnrice is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24304 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 YZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.14 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 6.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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