(25106) Ryoojungmin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Ryoo Jung Min (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology team project. She attends the Korea Science Academy, Busan, South Korea.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ryoojungmin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ryoojungmin is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25106
Provisional designation1998 RC53
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.12 km (#14,917 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.218
Absolute magnitude (H)15.04
Orbital period4.76 years
Semi-major axis2.83 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.73 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.0357
Inclination2.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 14 September 1998

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