(24602) Mozzhorin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Yurij Aleksandrovich Mozzhorin (1920-1998) was one of the organizers and leaders in the field of Soviet space-rocket engineering. He was the founder of the Space Mission Control Center and the director of the Central Research Institute of Machine Building (1961-1990).Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mozzhorin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mozzhorin is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24602 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 TE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.56 km (#11,508 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.271 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.268 |
| Inclination | 4.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.932 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.