(25913) Jamesgreen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
James L. Green (b. 1951) is an American space physicist who has published widely on the Earth's and Jupiter's magnetospheres, as well as data systems and networks. As director of NASA's Planetary Science Division, he has overseen missions that explored Pluto, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, the Moon and asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamesgreen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamesgreen is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25913 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 CB29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.31 km (#10,033 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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