(25638) Ahissar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shira Ahissar (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Aharon Katzir High School, Rehovot, Israel.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ahissar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ahissar is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25638 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AB64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.84 km (#15,569 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Rotation period | 3.27 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 2.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.816 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 January 2000
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- (14252) Audreymeyer
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- (16172) Jayaweera
- (16179) Jeloka
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- (16193) Nickaiser
- (16194) Roderick
- (17201) Matjazhumar
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