(124450) Shyamalan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Manoj Nelliyattu “M. Night” Shyamalan (b. 1970) is an American filmmaker and actor. Most of his movies have science fiction or supernatural elements, such as The Sixth Sense (1999) and Signs (2002). He was awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shyamalan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shyamalan is 1.85 au from the Sun and 1.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 124450 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QN264 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.35 km (#14,359 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.242 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.788 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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