(25103) Kimdongyoung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kim Dongyoung (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He also received the Seaborg SIYSS award. He attends the Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Anheung, Gangwon, South Korea.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kimdongyoung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kimdongyoung is 2.13 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25103 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RC51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 4.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.996 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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