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24626 Astrowizard

Main-belt asteroid

Field	Value
minorplanet	yes
name	24626 Astrowizard
background	#D6D6D6
discovery_ref
discoverer	C. S. Shoemaker
E. M. Shoemaker
discovery_site	Palomar Obs.
discovered	9 October 1980
mpc_name	(24626) Astrowizard
alt_names

named_after	David V. Rodrigues
(astronomy communicator)
mp_category	main-belt(middle)
background
orbit_ref
epoch	4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
uncertainty	0
observation_arc	37.22 yr (13,594 days)
aphelion	3.5616 AU
perihelion	1.9814 AU
semimajor	2.7715 AU
eccentricity	0.2851
period	4.61 yr (1,685 days)
mean_anomaly	349.96°
mean_motion	/ day
inclination	8.2050°
asc_node	183.08°
arg_peri	203.27°
mean_diameter
albedo
abs_magnitude	14.2

E. M. Shoemaker

(astronomy communicator) background

24626 Astrowizard (provisional designation ****) is a dark background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 October 1980, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was named for American science educator David Rodrigues, who would perform at public events as "The Astro Wizard".

Orbit and classification

Astrowizard is a non-family from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.0–3.6 AU once every 4 years and 7 months (1,685 days; semi-major axis of 2.77 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.29 and an inclination of 8° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins at the discovering observatory just two nights prior to its official discovery observation.

Physical characteristics

Based on its geometric albedo of 0.072, Astrowizard is possibly a carbonaceous C-type asteroid.

Rotation period

As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of Astrowizard has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.

Diameter and albedo

According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Astrowizard measures 6.528 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.072.

Naming

This minor planet was named by the discoverers after David V. Rodrigues (born 1952), an American astronomical lecturer at the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He is known for his educational outreach on astronomy to the public and school children, wearing a wizard costume.

The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 May 2003 (M.P.C. 48396).

References

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