(25462) Haydenmetsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Hayden Craig Metsky (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his computer science project. He attends the Millburn High School, Millburn, New Jersey.Naming citation (20090311/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haydenmetsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haydenmetsky is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25462 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XV18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 8.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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