(24239) Paulinehiga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Pauline Higa mentored a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Mililani High School, Mililani, Hawaii.Naming citation (20080221/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulinehiga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulinehiga is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24239 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XX97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 2.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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