(2024) McLaughlin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 1952 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where McLaughlin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McLaughlin is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2024 |
| Provisional designation | 1952 UR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.92 km (#6,671 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.173 |
| Rotation period | 1.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 7.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 October 1952
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- (1751) Herget
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