(25014) Christinepalau Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1998 by M. Boeuf at Les Tardieux.
Named for Christine Palau (b. 1964), a computer specialist who worked on an artificial-intelligence industrial project.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Christinepalau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christinepalau is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25014 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.05 km (#12,620 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.156 |
| Rotation period | 12.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 4.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.835 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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