(24438) Michaeloy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Jeffrey Loy (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaeloy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaeloy is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24438 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EV94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.19 km (#16,785 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.367 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0953 |
| Inclination | 5.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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