(25062) Rasmussen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jesper Lykke Rasmussen (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental sciences team project. He attends the Vejle Technical High School, Vejle, Denmark.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rasmussen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rasmussen is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25062 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QH71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 23.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 5.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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