(24048) Pedroduque Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1999 by J. Nomen at Ametlla de Mar.
In 1998 Spanish astronaut Pedro Duque (b. 1963) flew as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-95 mission.Naming citation (20020128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pedroduque is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pedroduque is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24048 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TL11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.09 km (#12,509 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.183 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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