(25723) Shamascharak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shamik Mascharak (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shamascharak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shamascharak is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25723 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AX174 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.35 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 8.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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