(25340) Segoves Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1999 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Segoves or Segovesus or Sigoves (? 400 B.C.), was a Celtic prince, the first known Celt in the history of the area of the Central European basin. Together with his brother Belloves, he was mentioned by Titus Livius and the Welsh chronicle.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Segoves is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Segoves is 1.96 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25340 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RX31 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.28 km (#17,396 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.358 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 2.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0745 |
| Inclination | 20.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.821 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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