(25919) Comuniello Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael John Comuniello (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Division Avenue High School, Levittown, New York.Naming citation (20100228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Comuniello is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Comuniello is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25919 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DV15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0804 |
| Inclination | 9.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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