(25768) Nussbaum Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Trisha Paige Nussbaum (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Nussbaum is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nussbaum is 3.25 au from the Sun and 4.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25768
Provisional designation2000 CD24
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.69
Orbital period5.07 years
Semi-major axis2.95 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.27 au
Eccentricity0.108
Inclination2.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.63 au

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

Also named after someone called Trisha

Also discovered on 2 February 2000

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