(25931) Peterhu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Peter Danming Hu (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his materials science project. He attends the Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science, Denton, Texas.Naming citation (20100228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterhu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterhu is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25931 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DJ70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0665 |
| Inclination | 3.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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