(25938) Stoch Jupiter Trojan

Discovered on 16 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Kamil Stoch (b. 1987) is a Polish ski jumper, who has won three gold medals at two Olympics (2014 and 2018) and multiple medals at World Championships (2013, 2017 and 2019). He is also a three-time winner of the 4-Hills-Tournament.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Stoch is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsJupiterJupiterStochStoch

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stoch is 5.42 au from the Sun and 6.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25938
Provisional designation2001 DC102
Orbit classJupiter Trojan
Diameter15.4 km (#3,031 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.118
Absolute magnitude (H)12.24
Orbital period11.7 years
Semi-major axis5.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion4.30 – 6.02 au
Eccentricity0.166
Inclination12.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)3.35 au

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

Also named after someone called Kamil

Also discovered on 16 February 2001

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