(25402) Angelanorse Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Angela Norse mentored a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition. She teaches at the Highland Park Middle School, Beaverton, Oregon.Naming citation (20090111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Angelanorse is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Angelanorse is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25402 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VA27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.78 km (#15,693 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.158 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 1.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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