(2025) Nortia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 1953 by J. Churms at Johannesburg.
Where Nortia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nortia is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2025 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 LG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 42.8 km (#902 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 5.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 7.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.