(24464) Williamkalb Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
William B. Kalb (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the Horace Mann School, Riverdale, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Williamkalb is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williamkalb is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24464 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SX124 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.73 km (#13,381 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 5.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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