(24611) Svetochka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Svetlana Anatol'evna Biryukova (b. 1967), oldest daughter of the discoverer, graduated from Nizhnij Novgorod University with mathematics and law degrees. She is now a lawyer and is raising two children.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Svetochka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Svetochka is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24611 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SH3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.54 km (#11,556 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.179 |
| Rotation period | 23.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 3.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.839 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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