(24918) Tedkooser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 1997 by R. Linderholm at Lime Creek.
Nebraskan poet Ted Kooser (b. 1939) was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States in 2004.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tedkooser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tedkooser is 1.90 au from the Sun and 0.915 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24918 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 EO17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.99 km (#15,239 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.260 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 7.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.912 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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