(25814) Preesinghal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Preeti Singhal (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attends the Arlington High School, Arlington, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Preesinghal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Preesinghal is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25814 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DF24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 1.34° |
| 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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