(25259) Lucarnold Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Luc Arnold (b. 1965) is an astronomer working at the Observatoire de Haute Provence. His research fields are exobiology and optics, but he observes comets with his homemade telescope.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lucarnold is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucarnold is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25259 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VK4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0447 |
| Inclination | 0.690° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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