(210425) Imogene Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 January 2008 by Prairie School at Calvin-Rehoboth.

Located in Racine, Wisconsin, the Prairie School, where the discoverers C. Leipold, T. Pastika and K. Simpson are students, was cofounded in 1965 by Imogene Powers Johnson (b. 1930), an avid naturalist and amateur astronomer dedicated to introducing young minds to the wonders of the universe.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Imogene is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Imogene is 3.33 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number210425
Provisional designation2008 AM31
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.73
Orbital period5.40 years
Semi-major axis3.08 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.81 – 3.34 au
Eccentricity0.0857
Inclination8.49°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.84 au

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

Also discovered on 10 January 2008