(25032) Randallray Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Randall Scott Ray (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the Wentzville Holt High School, Wentzville, Missouri, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Randallray is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Randallray is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25032 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QV31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.51 km (#16,250 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.308 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 5.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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