(24647) Maksimachev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 1985 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Astronomer Boris Alexeevich Maksimachev (b. 1923) is deputy director of the Moscow planetarium. From 1954 to 1983 he delivered more than 8000 lectures. For 21 years he taught astronavigation to the cosmonauts. He is the author of hundreds of publications.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maksimachev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maksimachev is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24647 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 QL5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 3.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.702 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.