(172425) Taliajacobi Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 25 July 2003 by D. Polishook at Wise.
Talia Jacobi (b. 1977), of Ramot Meir, Israel, is a medical student, nature guide and fan of astronomy. This hobby drove her to observe the 2004 Perseid meteor shower, where she met the discoverer, and the two fell in love. They were married in Aug. 2008.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taliajacobi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taliajacobi is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 172425 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 OJ18 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.91 km (#17,140 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.364 |
| Rotation period | 44.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.52 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.357 |
| Inclination | 21.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.678 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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