(24779) Presque Isle Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 July 1993 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.

Located in northern Maine, the University of Maine at Presque Isle celebrates its centennial this year. Well known for its efforts in teacher education, Presque Isle has recently completed a 65-km-long model of the solar system that stretches from the heart of its campus to a highway entrance.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Presque Isle is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Presque Isle is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	24779
Provisional designation	1993 OD2
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.70 km (#11,223 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.419
Rotation period	4.48 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.03
Orbital period	4.18 years
Semi-major axis	2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.00 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity	0.230
Inclination	16.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.986 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 23 July 1993

More named asteroids discovered by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H.

All 44

← (24778) Nemsu · (24794) Kurland →