(25212) Ayushgupta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ayush Gupta (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition, for his physical sciences project. He attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (20090111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ayushgupta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ayushgupta is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25212 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SU149 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.77 km (#15,718 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.253 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0212 |
| Inclination | 3.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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