(25606) Chiangshenghao Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Chiang Sheng-Hao (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematical sciences project. He attends the National Experimental High School at Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu City, Chinese Taipei.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Chiangshenghao is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chiangshenghao is 2.14 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25606
Provisional designation2000 AT7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period42.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.64
Orbital period3.57 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.0870
Inclination7.89°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

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

Also discovered on 2 January 2000

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