(24155) Serganov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Artem Serganov (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York.Naming citation (20080221/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Serganov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Serganov is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24155 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VX188 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.74 km (#15,778 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 8.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.832 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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