(25426) Alexanderkim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alexander Mee-Woong Kim (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his zoology project. He attends the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science nce and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia.Naming citation (20090311/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexanderkim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexanderkim is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25426 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VU169 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 2.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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