(24934) Natecovert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nathaniel Covert mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Shaker High School, Latham, New York.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Natecovert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Natecovert is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24934 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GK36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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