(25231) Naylor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kris Naylor (b. 1966) has been utilizing her amateur astronomy skills since 2005 as a Lowell Observatory volunteer, operating portable telescopes during our evening outreach programs. Kris has helped to mentor new volunteers, and been involved in astronomy outreach activities throughout the Flagstaff community.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Naylor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naylor is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25231 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TW32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0867 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kris
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