(10025) Rauer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
German planetary astronomer Heike Rauer (b. 1961) is known for her observational work on cometary comae, in particular that of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp). She is currently working at the Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration in Berlin on a project to search for extrasolar planetary systems.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rauer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rauer is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10025 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 FO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.18 km (#6,404 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Rotation period | 4.45 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0663 |
| Inclination | 1.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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