(24605) Tsykalyuk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1975 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Sergej Alekseevich Tsykalyuk (b. 1959), a specialist in economics, is head of an insurance company in Moscow and active in public affairs. His activity in charity and social support of veterans is widely recognized. He was nominated Man of Year in 1996 by the Russian Biographical Institution.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsykalyuk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsykalyuk is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24605 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 VZ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.70 km (#8,006 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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