(25043) Fangxing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Fang Xing (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the Fujian Xiamen Shuangshi High School, Xiamen, Fujian, China.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fangxing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fangxing is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25043 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QQ42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.90 km (#10,817 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 3.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Fang
All asteroids named after someone called Fang
Also discovered on 17 August 1998
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- (11369) Brazelton
- (11370) Nabrown
- (11371) Camley
- (11372) Aditisingh
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