(25266) Taylorkinyon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Taylor Frances Kinyon (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition, for her engineering project. She attends the Plankinton School District, Plankinton, South Dakota.Naming citation (20090111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taylorkinyon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taylorkinyon is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25266 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VS20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 1.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.988 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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