(25264) Erickeen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eric C. Keen (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition, for his environmental sciences project. He is homeschooled in Bethesda, Maryland.Naming citation (20090111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erickeen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erickeen is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25264 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VP16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.72 km (#11,184 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0711 |
| Inclination | 9.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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