(24074) Thomasjohnson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas Johnson mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Macomb Junior High School, Macomb, Illinois.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thomasjohnson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thomasjohnson is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24074 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TE198 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0887 |
| Inclination | 5.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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