(24645) Segon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Damir Šegon (b. 1962) has been a dedicated amateur meteor astronomer and mentor for more than three decades. He serves as Secretary of the Astronomical Society “Istra” Pula, Croatia and coordinates the Croatian Meteor Network's database of meteoroid orbital elements.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Segon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Segon is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24645 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 PF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.51 km (#9,695 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.134 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 16.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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