(25676) Jesseellison Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jesse Kane Ellison (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the Bayfield High School, Bayfield, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jesseellison is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jesseellison is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25676
Provisional designation2000 AG102
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period4.96 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.22
Orbital period3.45 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.60 au
Eccentricity0.138
Inclination7.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.974 au

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

Also named after someone called Jesse

Also discovered on 5 January 2000

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