(25767) Stevennoyce Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Steven Gary Noyce (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the American Fork High School, American Fork, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Stevennoyce is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevennoyce is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25767
Provisional designation2000 CG20
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.45 km (#11,737 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.155
Absolute magnitude (H)14.49
Orbital period4.28 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.44 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.0735
Inclination9.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.44 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Steven

Also discovered on 2 February 2000

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