(25105) Kimnayeon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kim Na Yeon (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology team project. She attends the Korea Science Academy, Busan, South Korea.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kimnayeon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kimnayeon is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25105 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RJ52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.59 km (#13,728 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0552 |
| Inclination | 6.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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