(25479) Ericshyu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eric Shyu (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his chemistry project. He attends the Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, Aurora, Illinois.Naming citation (20090311/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericshyu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericshyu is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25479 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XD54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 5.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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