24105 Broughton
24105 Broughton (provisional designation 1999 VE10) is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.7 kilometers (2.3 miles) in diameter. The assumed S-type asteroid was discovered on 9 November 1999, by American amateur astronomer Charles W. Juels at the Fountain Hills Observatory (678) in Arizona, United States. It has a rotation period of 15.9 hours and was named after Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. W. Juels |
| Discovery site | Fountain Hills Obs. |
| Discovery date | 9 November 1999 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (24105) Broughton |
Named after | John Broughton (Australian astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1999 VE10 · 1997 BV6 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (inner) background |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 20.97 yr (7,659 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.4364 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2457 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.3410 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0407 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.58 yr (1,308 d) |
Mean anomaly | 340.18° |
Mean motion | 0° 16m 30.72s / day |
| Inclination | 7.3496° |
Longitude of ascending node | 310.72° |
| 164.63° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 3.65 km (calculated) |
Synodic rotation period | 15.9442±0.0250 h |
| 0.24 (assumed) | |
| S | |
| 13.907±0.005 (R) 14.0 14.36 | |
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