(25381) Jerrynelson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jerry Nelson mentored a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition. He teaches at the North Ogden Junior High School, North Ogden, Utah.Naming citation (20090111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jerrynelson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jerrynelson is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25381 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TE213 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.33 km (#11,980 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0280 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 4.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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