(24372) Timobauman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Timothy Bauman (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Central Catholic High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timobauman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timobauman is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24372 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AG140 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.72 km (#17,265 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.344 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 7.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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