24601 Valjean

Summary

24601 Valjean is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 24601 Valjean is credited with the discovery of Luboš Kohoutek^[3].
• 24601 Valjean's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 24601 Valjean's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory^[5].
• Jean Valjean is named after 24601 Valjean^[6].
• 24601 Valjean's follows is recorded as (24600) 1971 UQ^[7].
• 24601 Valjean's followed by is recorded as 24602 Mozzhorin^[8].
• 24601 Valjean's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 24601 Valjean's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 24601 Valjean's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 UW^[11].
• 24601 Valjean's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CF40^[12].
• 24601 Valjean's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-10-26T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 24601 Valjean's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b74_1f^[14].
• 24601 Valjean's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20024601^[15].
• 24601 Valjean's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 24601 Valjean's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[17].
• 24601 Valjean's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1904234'}^[18].
• 24601 Valjean's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1901451944816574'}^[19].
• 24601 Valjean's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[20].
• 24601 Valjean's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.91'}^[21].
• 24601 Valjean's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.40023'}^[22].
• 24601 Valjean's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.40282'}^[23].
• 24601 Valjean's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.398768947972855'}^[24].
• 24601 Valjean's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.31'}^[25].
• 24601 Valjean's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1208.375502190247'}^[26].
• 24601 Valjean's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.89'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

24601 Valjean's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jean Valjean is named after 24601 Valjean^[6].

Why It Matters

24601 Valjean ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]