(25312) Asiapossenti Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 1998 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Asia Possenti (b. 2008) is a nephew of the discoverer.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Asiapossenti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asiapossenti is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25312 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YU6 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.2 km (#2,471 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0921 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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