(25166) Thompson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Samantha Thompson (b. 1985) is the curator of exhibits at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. She has degrees in history and in physics & astronomy. In 2016 she designed Lowell's Spaceguard Academy exhibit that highlighted the science and exploration of asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Thompson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thompson is 3.12 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25166 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SM62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.25 km (#6,354 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0759 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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