(24928) Susanbehel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Susan Behel mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. She teaches at the Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Susanbehel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susanbehel is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24928 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GK13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.251 |
| Inclination | 7.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.796 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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