(25772) Ashpatra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ashutosh Patra (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation team project. He attends the Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ashpatra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ashpatra is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25772 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CB27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.37 km (#11,906 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.193 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0441 |
| Inclination | 6.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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