(25669) Kristinrose Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kristin Rose Cordwell (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her mathematical sciences project. She attends the Manzano High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kristinrose is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kristinrose is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25669 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AJ95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.09 km (#15,000 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0777 |
| Inclination | 4.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kristin
All asteroids named after someone called Kristin
Also discovered on 4 January 2000
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