(9925) Juliehoskin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Candace Julie Hoskin (b. 1974) is the Collection Manager for meteorites at the Smithsonian Institution. She is responsible for maintaining the collection and providing access to samples for researchers studying the origin and evolution of asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Juliehoskin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juliehoskin is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9925
Provisional designation1981 EU24
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.87 km (#10,880 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.225
Absolute magnitude (H)14.24
Orbital period4.70 years
Semi-major axis2.81 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.0930
Inclination3.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.55 au

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

Also named after someone called Candace

Also discovered on 2 March 1981

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