(25111) Klokun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vitaliy Mykhaylovych Klokun (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the Chemical Ecological Liceum, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Klokun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klokun is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25111 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RG64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 5.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.909 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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