(25229) Karenkitt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Karen Kitt (b. 1949) has been a volunteer in the Lowell Observatory Archives since 2013. She has organized and cataloged the Pluto Collection, the Comet Halley Collection, and the correspondence of former Lowell astronomer C.O. Lampland. She is currently digitizing Lampland's letters for the observatory's digital archives.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karenkitt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karenkitt is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25229 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TV30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.24 km (#14,633 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.321 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 2.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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