(25727) Karsonmiller Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Karson M. Miller (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Karsonmiller is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karsonmiller is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25727
Provisional designation2000 AN182
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.46 km (#11,728 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.117
Rotation period38.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.14
Orbital period4.60 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.50 – 3.03 au
Eccentricity0.0946
Inclination9.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.52 au

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

Also discovered on 7 January 2000

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