(25659) Liboynton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Li Sallou Boynton (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She also received the Intel Young Scientist Award. She attends the Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liboynton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liboynton is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25659 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AG88 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 1.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.956 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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