(24974) Macuch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by P. Kolény L. Kornoš at Modra.
Rudolf Macúch (1919-1993) was a Slovak orientalist and humanist. He studied evangelical theology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. For many years he lived in Iran, where he studied oriental languages. From 1963 to 1988 he held the chair of Semitic and Arabic studies at the Freie Universität in Berlin.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #4, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Macuch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Macuch is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24974 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.22 km (#16,741 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.312 |
| Rotation period | 5.58 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 6.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.692 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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