(25679) Andrewguo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Andrew Yi Guo (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health science s team project. He attends the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Andrewguo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewguo is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25679
Provisional designation2000 AX105
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.76 km (#15,733 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.133
Absolute magnitude (H)15.16
Orbital period3.46 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.44 au
Eccentricity0.0688
Inclination6.71°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Andrew

Also discovered on 5 January 2000

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