(25893) Sugihara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 2000 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
Chiune Sugihara (1900-1986) was a Japanese consul-general stationed in Kaunas, Lithuania, during World War II. Putting his career and financial security at risk, in Aug. 1940 he defied his government's order and issued transit visas that allowed 6000 Jews to seek safety in Japan and the former Soviet Union.Naming citation (20011101/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sugihara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sugihara is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25893 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WR9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.4 km (#3,285 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0998 |
| Inclination | 23.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.