(25624) Kronecker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 2000 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Leopold Kronecker (1823-1891) was a German mathematician who published widely in a variety of fields. His researches in algebra and his program to “arithmetize” algebra and analysis had a considerable influence on early twentieth-century mathematics.Naming citation (20011101/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kronecker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kronecker is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25624 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AK48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.64 km (#9,506 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 3.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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