| Minorplanet: | yes |
| 24626 Astrowizard | |
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| Discovery Ref: |   |
| Discovered: | 9 October 1980 |
| Mpc Name: | (24626) Astrowizard |
| Alt Names: | |
| Named After: | David V. Rodrigues  |
| Mp Category: | main-belt background  |
| Orbit Ref: |   |
| Epoch: | 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) |
| Uncertainty: | 0 |
| Observation Arc: | 37.22 yr (13,594 days) |
| Perihelion: | 1.9814 AU |
| Semimajor: | 2.7715 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.2851 |
| Period: | 4.61 yr (1,685 days) |
| Mean Motion: | / day |
| Inclination: | 8.2050° |
| Asc Node: | 183.08° |
| Arg Peri: | 203.27° |
| Abs Magnitude: | 14.2 |
24626 Astrowizard (provisional designation ) is a dark background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 October 1980, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was named for American science educator David Rodrigues, who would perform at public events as "The Astro Wizard".
Astrowizard is a non-family from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.0–3.6 AU once every 4 years and 7 months (1,685 days; semi-major axis of 2.77 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.29 and an inclination of 8° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins at the discovering observatory just two nights prior to its official discovery observation.
Based on its geometric albedo of 0.072, Astrowizard is possibly a carbonaceous C-type asteroid.
As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of Astrowizard has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Astrowizard measures 6.528 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.072.
This minor planet was named by the discoverers after David V. Rodrigues (born 1952), an American astronomical lecturer at the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He is known for his educational outreach on astronomy to the public and school children, wearing a wizard costume.
The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 May 2003 .