(24328) Thomasburr Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas McLean Burr (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the South Fork High School, Stuart, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thomasburr is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thomasburr is 1.83 au from the Sun and 0.925 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24328 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AF54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.42 km (#14,189 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.316 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 7.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.838 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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