(13424) Margalida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1999 by Pacheco, R., Lopez, A. at Costitx.
Margalida Rechac (b. 1959) is the wife of discoverer Angel Lopez.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Margalida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Margalida is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13424 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VD24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.41 km (#11,810 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.208 |
| Rotation period | 4.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 5.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (18874) Raoulbehrend
- (20700) Saraheanderson
- (33800) Gross
- (41058) Lynxpardinus
- (70737) Stenflo
- (91898) Margnetti
- (102618) Marionacaldentey