(25760) Annaspitz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Anna Spitz (b. 1954) is Education and Public Outreach Lead for the NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission. As a planetary scientist she studied enigmatic ureilite meteorites. She has held positions in higher education and diverse scientific fields ranging from environmental science to astronomy and astrobiology.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Annaspitz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annaspitz is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25760 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BF34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.282 |
| Inclination | 5.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.851 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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