(25029) Ludwighesse Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1998 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Ludwig Otto Hesse (1811-1874) was a German mathematician. Much of his work dealt with the study of cubic and higher-order curves, their inflections and intersections, as well as the algebraic transformations and invariants associated with them.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ludwighesse is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ludwighesse is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25029 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QO28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.53 km (#9,666 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0459 |
| Inclination | 4.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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