(24123) Timothychang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Timothy Zuchi Chang (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his environmental science project. He attends the Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York.Naming citation (20080221/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timothychang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timothychang is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24123 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VU35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 2.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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