(25113) Benwasserman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Benjamin David Wasserman (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benwasserman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benwasserman is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25113 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RS65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.85 km (#13,121 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.189 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 3.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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