(25039) Chensun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chen Sun (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the A B Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario, Canada.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chensun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chensun is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25039 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QF38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 8.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.927 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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