(25227) Genehill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Gene Hill (b. 1933) began volunteering at Lowell Observatory in 2009, and has since shared his passion for teaching and astronomy, giving daytime tours of the Observatory's historic campus and operating our solar telescopes. He always brings in the latest astronomy news to include on his tours.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Genehill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Genehill is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25227 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TQ30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.49 km (#14,005 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.133 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 1.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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