(25021) Nischaykumar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nischay Kumar (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy team project. He attends the Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nischaykumar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nischaykumar is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25021 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QV17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.15 km (#16,847 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Rotation period | 2.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 3.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 August 1998
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