(25294) Johnlaberee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
John Alfred Laberee (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition, for his environmental sciences project. He is homeschooled in Medford, New Jersey.Naming citation (20090111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnlaberee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnlaberee is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25294 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WA17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.32 km (#7,288 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.109 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 1.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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