(24144) Philipmocz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Philip Mocz (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his space science project. He attends the Mililani High School, Mililani, Hawaii.Naming citation (20080221/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Philipmocz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Philipmocz is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24144 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VU137 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.55 km (#13,838 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.244 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00942 |
| Inclination | 1.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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