(25906) Morrell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 December 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Nidia I. Morrell (b. 1953) is an astronomer at Las Campanas Observatory known for her work on O-type and Wolf-Rayet stars as well as massive binaries. As a member of the Carnegie Supernova Project, she also studies the spectacular explosions these stars make at the end of their lives.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-04-30), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Morrell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morrell is 3.50 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25906 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YV139 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.6 km (#4,761 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 25.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.