(25593) Camillejordan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 December 1999 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Camille Jordan (1838-1921) was a French mathematician and the first to produce a purely analytical proof of the theorem that now bears his name: a simple non-self-intersecting closed curve in the plane divides the plane into two separate regions.Naming citation (20020128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Camillejordan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Camillejordan is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25593 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 YA5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 3.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.827 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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