(25087) Kaztaniguchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Taniguchi Kazushige (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation team project. He attends the Nara Prefectural Oji Technical High School, Nara, Japan.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaztaniguchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaztaniguchi is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25087 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RK17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.28 km (#14,543 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Rotation period | 2.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0621 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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