24601 Valjean

Valjean
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Luboš Kohoutek
Discovery site Hamburg-Bergedorf
Discovery date October 26, 1971
Designations
MPC designation 24601
Alternate name(s) 1971 UW
Minor planet
category
Main-belt asteroid
Epoch 2455200.5
Ap 2.641765829 AU
Peri 1.799142171 AU
Semi-major axis 2.2204540 AU
Eccentricity 0.1897413
Orbital period 1208.54023 d = 3.31 a
Average orbital speed 0.29788003°/d
Mean anomaly 201.55955°
Inclination 6.40023°
Longitude of ascending node 37.69360°
Argument of peri 348.03370°
Absolute magnitude (H) 14.8

24601 Valjean (1971 UW) is an asteroid, discovered on 26 October 1971 by Luboš Kohoutek in Hamburg-Bergedorf. It was named after Jean Valjean, the main character in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, who was known as 24601 during his 19 years in prison.

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