(25001) Pacheco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 1998 by A. Lopez at Costitx.
Rafael Pacheco (b. 1954) is an amateur astronomer, astrometrist and co-discoverer of minor planets. Born in Madrid, he is one of the first Spanish amateur astronomers to specialize in astrometry.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pacheco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pacheco is 3.10 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25001 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 OW6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.35 km (#6,263 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.283 |
| Inclination | 19.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.879 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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