24654 Fossett
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | May 29, 1987 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 24654 |
| Named after | Steve Fossett |
| Alternative names | 1987 KL |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.2062515 |
| Perihelion | 1.5828559 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1645231 |
| Orbital period | 952.4864818 |
| Mean anomaly | 61.41871 |
| Inclination | 27.34353 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 73.79512 |
| Argument of perihelion | 113.27571 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
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24654 Fossett (1987 KL) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on May 29, 1987 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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