(25275) Jocelynbell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1998 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
British astrophysicist Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (b. 1943) discovered the first radio pulsar in 1967 in collaboration with her thesis advisor, Anthony Hewish. In Aug. 2006 she presided over the IAU's adoption of resolutions defining the terms “planet” and “dwarf planet”.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jocelynbell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jocelynbell is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25275 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VF33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.46 km (#14,081 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 7.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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