(25608) Hincapie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Melisa Hincapie (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy and transportation project. She attends the Colegio La Compania de Maria La Ensenanza, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hincapie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hincapie is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25608 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AY10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0952 |
| Inclination | 6.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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