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24663 Philae

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q6423273

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
24662 Gryll[5]
Followed by
(24664) 1988 RB1[6]
Absolute magnitude
+14.5, +14.7[16][17]
Albedo
+0.297[35]
Apoapsis
+2.676, +2.674505835807776[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+80.26304, +80.41169960428657[30][31]
Diameter
+3.217[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Eric Walter Elst[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+289.05135, +288.9221910825536[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+166.05210, +241.6083069797057[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Philae[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.17 (0.17–0.17, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+4.56868, +4.573189359818951[18][19]
Orbital period
+3.47, +1266.762669243617[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+1.9067236, +1.907910544661178[28][29]
Provisional designation
1988 PV1, 1992 YB2[9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.2911161, +2.291208190234477[24][25]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Haute-Provence Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
August 12, 1988[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461417.0949362963[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en (24663) 1988 PV1 en 24663 Philae de (24663) Philae ru 1988 PV1 ru 1992 YB2 zh 小行星24663
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11b71t96p1
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20024663
Minor Planet Center body ID
24663

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Eric Walter Elst
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Follows 1
24662 Gryll
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Philae
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
24662 Gryll
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Haute-Provence Observatory
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Summary

24663 Philae is an asteroid[1].

Related Entities

Eric Walter Elst

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Eric Walter Elst
    Orbital eccentricity → 0.17, 0.167775, 0.167291
    Periapsis → 1.906724 astronomical unit, 1.907911 astronomical unit
    Albedo → 0.297
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: Added ur:24663 فیلے"
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