(25497) Brauerman Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Susan Brauerman mentored a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York.Naming citation (20090311/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Brauerman is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brauerman is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25497
Provisional designation1999 XV87
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.28
Orbital period4.19 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.36 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.0938
Inclination2.45°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.37 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Susan

Also discovered on 7 December 1999

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