(25058) Shanegould Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
The Australian swimmer Shane Gould (b. 1956) won three gold medals plus a silver and bronze at the 1972 Munich Olympics. She has the distinction of being the only swimmer, male or female, to have held world records at all five freestyle distances at the same time.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shanegould is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shanegould is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25058 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QO63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0759 |
| Inclination | 4.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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