(25237) Hurwitz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1998 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Adolf Hurwitz (1859-1919), a student of Klein and teacher of Hilbert and Minkowski, was associated for many years with the Swiss Institute of Technology. He did research on automorphic functions, Bessel functions, Fourier series and algebraic number theory.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hurwitz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hurwitz is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25237 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UG7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.24 km (#7,380 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 5.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0123 |
| Inclination | 1.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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