(230975) Rogerfederer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer (b. 1981) won a record 16 Grand Slam singles titles by the start of 2011.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rogerfederer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rogerfederer is 2.88 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 230975 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AQ25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0526 |
| Inclination | 9.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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