(24173) SLAS Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 1999 by J. M. Roe at Oaxaca.
SLAS, the St. Louis Astronomical Society, has promoted the wonder and science of astronomy since 1936 to the general populace of St. Louis, Missouri, and surrounding areas.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where SLAS is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: SLAS is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24173 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.97 km (#12,828 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.214 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 8.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 December 1999
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