(25763) Naveenmurali Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Naveen Murali (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering team project. He attends the Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Naveenmurali is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naveenmurali is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25763
Provisional designation2000 CN4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.13
Orbital period4.11 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.152
Inclination4.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.19 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Naveen

Also discovered on 2 February 2000

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