(25373) Gorsch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lisa Gorsch mentored a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition. She teaches at the Peabody School, Charlottesville, Virginia.Naming citation (20090111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gorsch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gorsch is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25373 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TC166 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 3.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.953 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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