(25075) Kiyomoto Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Kiyomoto Daisuke (b. 1991) 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 Kiyomoto is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kiyomoto is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25075
Provisional designation1998 QK98
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.63 km (#11,369 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.143
Absolute magnitude (H)14.74
Orbital period4.65 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.32 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.169
Inclination5.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.33 au

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

Also discovered on 28 August 1998

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