(25022) Hemalibatra Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Hemali Chandramohan Batra (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences project. She attends the Central Campus High School, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hemalibatra is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHemalibatraHemalibatra

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hemalibatra is 1.92 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25022
Provisional designation1998 QK18
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.39
Orbital period3.52 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.199
Inclination5.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.839 au

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

Also discovered on 17 August 1998

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