(25817) Tahilramani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mayank Tahilramani (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tahilramani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tahilramani is 3.56 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25817 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DQ31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.33 km (#8,466 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 1.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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