(24646) Stober Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Gunter Stober (b. 1979) is an expert in radar measurements of meteors and the atmosphere at the Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Kuhlsborn, Germany. He is a science team leader for meteor head echo measurements using the Middle Atmosphere Alomar Radar System.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stober is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stober is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24646 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 PG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.46 km (#11,706 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 7.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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