(25162) Beckage Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Michael (Mike) Beckage (b. 1959) is a long-time supporter of Lowell Observatory, currently serving as Chair of Lowell Observatory's Executive Committee and the Lowell Observatory Foundation. He shares his love of astronomy through outreach programs to the community and amateur astronomy clubs.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beckage is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beckage is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25162 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 ST59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 3.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.930 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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