(25815) Scottskirlo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Scott Alexander Skirlo (b. 1990) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scottskirlo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scottskirlo is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25815 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DM26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.82 km (#7,848 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0639 |
| Inclination | 7.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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