(172525) Adamblock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 2003 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.
Adam Block (b. 1973) has helped popularize astronomy through public speaking and his masterful astronomical photographs. A former coordinator of the public observing programs at Kitt Peak National Observatory, he has been named director of the astronomical activities at the new Mount Lemmon Science Center, near Tucson.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adamblock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adamblock is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 172525 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 TY1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.17 km (#16,823 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.164 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0190 |
| Inclination | 3.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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