(25065) Lautakkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lau Tak Kin (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering team project. He attends the Maryknoll Fathers' School, Hong Kong.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lautakkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lautakkin is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25065 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QW85 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 17.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 6.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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