(25161) Strosahl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Susan Strosahl (b. 1960) has been a employee of Lowell Observatory since 2003. She has a degree in computer engineering. She started working in the public program and is currently working as an observer at Lowell's Navy Precision Optical Interferometer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Strosahl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strosahl is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25161 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SR58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.24 km (#14,615 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.222 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0530 |
| Inclination | 6.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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