(847420) Livtel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 May 2025 by F. D. Romanov at La Palma-Liverpool.
The Liverpool Telescope (abbreviated as LivTel) is a two-meter robotic Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma). Owned by the Astrophysics Research Institute of Liverpool John Moores University and operated since 2003, its data has contributed to over a thousand peer-reviewed publications.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Livtel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Livtel is 2.55 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 847420 |
| Provisional designation | 2025 KN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 19.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0897 |
| Inclination | 5.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.