(25273) Barrycarole Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1998 by I. P. Griffin at Cocoa.
Barry Paul Keith Griffin (b. 1943) and Carole Anne Griffin (b. 1944) are the parents of the discoverer.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barrycarole is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barrycarole is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25273 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VN32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.27 km (#10,110 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0746 |
| Inclination | 3.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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