(24370) Marywang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mary Xue Wang (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry team project. She attends the Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marywang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marywang is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24370 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AX139 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 6.93° |
| 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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