(25085) Melena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Robin Melena (b. 1959) is secretary-treasurer of Lowell Observatory. She manages all the observatory's business functions, including accounting, auditing and human resources.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Melena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Melena is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25085 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RM6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.36 km (#14,317 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.248 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0928 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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