(24084) Teresaswiger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Teresa Swiger mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Mitchell Road Christian School, Greenville, South Carolina.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Teresaswiger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teresaswiger is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24084 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TG289 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 6.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.943 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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