24626 Astrowizard

Astrowizard

Discovery
Discovered by	C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker
Discovery site	Palomar Observatory
Discovery date	9 October 1980
Designations
MPC designation	24626
Alternative names	1980 TS3
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	12644 days (34.62 yr)
Aphelion	3.5598252 AU (532.54227 Gm)
Perihelion	1.9812017 AU (296.38356 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.770513 AU (414.4628 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.2848973
Orbital period	4.61 yr (1684.4 d)
Mean anomaly	221.66818°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 49.425^s / day
Inclination	8.205142°
Longitude of ascending node	183.08314°
Argument of perihelion	203.32869°
Earth MOID	0.986433 AU (147.5683 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.89816 AU (283.961 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.263
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.1

24626 Astrowizard (1980 TS3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.

Name honors David V. Rodrigues (b. 1952) for educational outreach on astronomy to the public and school children, particularly by his wearing of a wizard outfit. Rodrigues is an astronomical lecturer at the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He also serves as the program director of the East Bay Astronomical Society which meets at the Chabot Space & Science Center (Chabot Observatory).

References

• MPC48396, Minor Planet Circulars, 2003 May 1.

1. "24626 Astrowizard (1980 TS3)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

External links

• 24626 Astrowizard at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters