(24317) Pukarhamal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Pukar Hamal (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attends the Forest Hills High School, Forest Hills, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pukarhamal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pukarhamal is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24317 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AL12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 4.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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