(25042) Qiujun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Qiu Jun (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the Shenzhen Senior High School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Qiujun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Qiujun is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25042 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QN42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 8.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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