(25414) Cherkassky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Sheng Cherkassky (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his computer science project. He attends the Edina High School, Edina, Minnesota.Naming citation (20090311/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cherkassky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cherkassky is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25414 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VH48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 4.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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