(25650) Shaubakshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shaunak Krishan Bakshi (b. 1993) was awarded first place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences team project. He also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award. He attends the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shaubakshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shaubakshi is 1.95 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25650 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AX79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.62 km (#16,016 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.309 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 5.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.891 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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