(25689) Duannihuang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Duanni Huang (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics team project. He attends the La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Duannihuang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Duannihuang is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25689
Provisional designation2000 AL121
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.15 km (#14,834 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.277
Rotation period6.37 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.6
Orbital period3.42 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.139
Inclination2.18°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.960 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 5 January 2000

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