(25710) Petelandgren Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Peter Chal Landgren (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental management team project. He attends the Westview High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Petelandgren is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petelandgren is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25710
Provisional designation2000 AL151
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.35 km (#14,341 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.273
Absolute magnitude (H)14.71
Orbital period3.49 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.70 au
Eccentricity0.172
Inclination8.33°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.915 au

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

Also named after someone called Peter

Also discovered on 8 January 2000

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