(25927) Jagandelman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jason A. Gandelman (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut.Naming citation (20100228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jagandelman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jagandelman is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25927 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DE51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.67 km (#13,528 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 9.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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