(24728) Scagell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1991 by B. G. W. Manning at Stakenbridge.
Robin Scagell (b. 1946) joined the Junior Astronomical Society, now the Society for Popular Astronomy, in 1962 and is now vice president. He established the West of London Astronomical Society in 1967. Often asked by the media to comment on astronomical events, he operates the Galaxy Picture Library of astronomical images.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scagell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scagell is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24728 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0732 |
| Inclination | 8.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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