(25685) Katlinhornig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Katlin Jayne Hornig (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Sargent High School, Monte Vista, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katlinhornig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katlinhornig is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25685 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AK116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.52 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 5.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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