(25905) Clerico Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 December 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Domenico Clerico (1950-2017), from the Langhe region of Piemonte, was a world-famous Italian winemaker. Name suggested by E. Bowell, A. W. Harris (JPL) and V. Zappalà.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Clerico is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clerico is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25905 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YO134 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.49 km (#8,260 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Domenico
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Also discovered on 31 December 2000
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