(25116) Jonathanwang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jonathan Wang (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health sciences team project. He also received the EU Contest for Young Scientists Award. He attends the Oak Hall School, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jonathanwang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonathanwang is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25116 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RW68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.85 km (#15,546 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 2.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.861 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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