(9924) 1981 EM24

Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = mp|(9924) 1981 EM|24
symbol =


caption = Orbit of mp|(9924) 1981 EM|24 (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer = S. J. Bus
discovered = March 2, 1981
designations = yes
mp_name = mp|(9924) 1981 EM|24
alt_names = mp|1988 XN|2
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch = October 27, 2007
aphelion = 3.0755119 AU
perihelion = 2.5065299 AU
semimajor = 2.7910209 AU
eccentricity = 0.1019308
period = 1703.1114379 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 2.84053°
asc_node = 333.69152°
mean_anomaly = 41.41028°
arg_peri = 53.01155°
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions = ~12.9 km [cite web|url = http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/1538-3881/123/2/1056/FP206.txt?request-id=ZkkEm1jA3BGTV3i82wi7Kg|title = The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)|author = Tedesco E.F., Noah P.V., Noah M., Price S.D.]
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo = ~0.01
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 = Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 = Celsius
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 14.0

mp|(9924) 1981 EM|24 is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.66 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1981%20EM24|title = 9924 (1981 EM24)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser | publisher = NASA/JPL | accessdate = 2008-02-14] It is associated with the Liberatrix family of asteroids. [cite web|url = http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/family.html|author = Zappala, V., Ph. Bendjoya, A. Cellino, P. Farinella, and C. Froeschle|title = Asteroid Dynamical Families.|work = EAR-A-5-DDR-FAMILY-V4.1|publisher = NASA Planetary Data System|date = 1997]

Discovered on March 2, 1981 by Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "mp|1981 EM|24". [(9924) 1981 EM24 "Minor Planet Center's Minor Planet Ephemeris Service"]

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