(251325) Leopoldjosefine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 2007 by R. Gierlinger at Gaisberg.
Leopold Gierlinger (b. 1935) and Josefine Gierlinger (b. 1935) are the parents of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-08-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leopoldjosefine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leopoldjosefine is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 251325 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 CX26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.82 km (#10,963 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 17.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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