(24318) Vivianlee Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Vivian Alice Lee (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Vivianlee is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vivianlee is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number24318
Provisional designation2000 AE14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period2.91 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.55
Orbital period3.79 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.181
Inclination1.96°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.975 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Vivian

Also discovered on 3 January 2000

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