(25690) Iredale Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Marley Elizabeth Iredale (b. 1992) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and planetary science project. She attends the Sequim High School, Sequim, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Iredale is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iredale is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25690
Provisional designation2000 AP123
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.33 km (#8,464 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0480
Absolute magnitude (H)14.62
Orbital period4.49 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.0457
Inclination5.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

Also discovered on 5 January 2000

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