(24950) Nikhilas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 1997 by Z. Moravec at Klet.
Nikhilas Jonathan Marsden (b. 1995) is the first grandson of Minor Planet Center director Brian G. Marsden. This minor planet was discovered on his second birthday.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nikhilas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nikhilas is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24950 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 QF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.57 km (#8,154 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 208 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0676 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.