(25432) Josepherli Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Josepher Li (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York.Naming citation (20090311/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Josepherli is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Josepherli is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25432
Provisional designation1999 VG225
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.0
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.0794
Inclination6.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also discovered on 5 November 1999

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