(25566) Panying Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Pan Ying (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials and bioengineering project. She attends the Affiliated High School of South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Panying is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Panying is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25566 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XM177 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0700 |
| Inclination | 4.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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