(25073) Lautakshing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lau Tak Shing (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 Lautakshing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lautakshing is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25073 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QM94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.52 km (#16,229 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.483 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0908 |
| Inclination | 2.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Lau
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Also discovered on 17 August 1998
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- (11369) Brazelton
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