(25562) Limdarren Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lim Darren (b. 1993) was awarded first place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the Chengdu International School, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Limdarren is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Limdarren is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25562 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XJ174 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.07 km (#15,042 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.337 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 6.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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