(25775) Danielpeng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel Y. Peng (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering team project. He attends the Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielpeng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielpeng is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25775 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CF31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.19 km (#12,297 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.253 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 5.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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