(25686) Stephoskins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Stephanie Page Hoskins (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Lincoln Park Academy, Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stephoskins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stephoskins is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25686 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AF117 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 5.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.870 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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