(24778) Nemsu Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 May 1993 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
New Mexico State University has developed one of the most advanced astronomy programs in the United States. During the critical space-development years of the 1960s and 1970s, its planetary patrol program provided a badly needed consistency in imaging the planets.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nemsu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nemsu is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24778 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 KW1 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.72 km (#17,261 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.543 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 2.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0461 |
| Inclination | 20.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.866 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.