(25961) Conti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Peter S. Conti (b. 1934) is an astronomer known for his studies of hot luminous stars and the evolutionary connection between them. Specifically, he has studied O-type, Wolf-Rayet and Luminous Blue Variables.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Conti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Conti is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25961 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FL22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.46 km (#11,729 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.107 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0648 |
| Inclination | 3.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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