24503 Kero

Summary

24503 Kero is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 24503 Kero is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search^[3].
• 24503 Kero's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 24503 Kero's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• 24503 Kero followed (24502) 2001 AT38^[6].
• 24503 Kero was followed by (24504) 2001 AD45^[7].
• 24503 Kero's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 24503 Kero's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 24503 Kero's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 VB7^[10].
• 24503 Kero's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 JE^[11].
• 24503 Kero's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XL183^[12].
• 24503 Kero's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 AJ42^[13].
• 24503 Kero's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 3, 2001^[14].
• 24503 Kero's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 24503 Kero's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[16].
• 24503 Kero's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1144748'}^[17].
• 24503 Kero's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1139870974781837'}^[18].
• 24503 Kero's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[19].
• 24503 Kero's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.53'}^[20].
• 24503 Kero's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.26418'}^[21].
• 24503 Kero's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.23145042878365'}^[22].
• 24503 Kero's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.19'}^[23].
• 24503 Kero's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1531.893428863994'}^[24].
• 24503 Kero's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+37.19671'}^[25].
• 24503 Kero's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+37.04741445997567'}^[26].
• 24503 Kero's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5994990'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

24503 Kero's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

24503 Kero ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]