(25683) Haochenhong Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Haochen Hong (b. 1992) was awarded first place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics team project. He attends the La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Haochenhong is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haochenhong is 3.54 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25683
Provisional designation2000 AA114
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.36 km (#6,258 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0370
Absolute magnitude (H)14.4
Orbital period5.56 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.51 – 3.77 au
Eccentricity0.201
Inclination6.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.51 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 5 January 2000

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