24105 Broughton

24105 Broughton
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. W. Juels
Discovery siteFountain Hills Obs.
Discovery date9 November 1999
Designations
(24105) Broughton
Named after
John Broughton
(Australian astronomer)[2]
1999 VE10 · 1997 BV6
main-belt [1][3] · (inner)
background [4][5]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc20.97 yr (7,659 d)
Aphelion2.4364 AU
Perihelion2.2457 AU
2.3410 AU
Eccentricity0.0407
3.58 yr (1,308 d)
340.18°
0° 16m 30.72s / day
Inclination7.3496°
310.72°
164.63°
Physical characteristics
3.65 km (calculated)[6]
15.9442±0.0250 h[7]
0.24 (assumed)[6]
S [6]
13.907±0.005 (R)[7]
14.0[1][3]
14.36[6]

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.[1] It has a rotation period of 15.9 hours and was named after Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton.[2][3]

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