(24332) Shaunalinn Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Shauna Theresa Linn (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Shaunalinn is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shaunalinn is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number24332
Provisional designation2000 AK69
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.37
Orbital period3.73 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.194
Inclination3.29°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.929 au

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

Also named after someone called Shauna

Also discovered on 5 January 2000

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