(25725) McCormick Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lydia L. McCormick (b. 1992) was awarded first place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attends the Jefferson County International Baccalaureate, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McCormick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McCormick is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25725 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AW180 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 44.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 6.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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