(25765) Heatherlynne Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Heather Lynne Nielsen (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry team project. She attends the Villages High School, The Villages, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heatherlynne is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heatherlynne is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25765 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CS11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.97 km (#12,823 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.178 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 1.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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