(25655) Baupeter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Peter Bau (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attends the Chamblee Charter High School, Chamblee, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baupeter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baupeter is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25655 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AU86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 5.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.856 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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