(25964) Liudavid Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Chienyun Liu (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his computer science project. He attends the Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (20100228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liudavid is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liudavid is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25964 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FY26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.46 km (#11,709 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 5.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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