(25175) Lukeandraka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Luke Steven Andraka (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition, for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School, Hanover, Maryland.Naming citation (20090111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lukeandraka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lukeandraka is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25175 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SX75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.98 km (#15,268 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 3.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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