(25038) Matebezdek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mate Jozsef Bezdek (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematical sciences project. He attends the Notre Dame High School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matebezdek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matebezdek is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25038 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QK37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 0.970 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 3.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.917 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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