(25870) Panchovigil Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Francisco (“Pancho”) Martin Vigil (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics team project. He attends the McCurdy High School, Espanola, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Panchovigil is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Panchovigil is 1.96 au from the Sun and 0.994 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25870 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KB14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 2.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.886 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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