(25084) Jutzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Martin Jutzi (b. 1979) is a researcher at the University of Bern studying impact processes in the solar system. His particular expertise is in the study of large-scale impacts for forming the Moon, asteroid families and giant impact basins.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jutzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jutzi is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25084 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RP5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.11 km (#10,424 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.224 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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