(25835) Tomzega Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Tom Zega (b. 1973) is a scientist at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory who specializes in TEM/FIB microanalytical techniques to investigate the chemical and physical evolution of the early solar system by studying pre-solar grains in meteorites.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomzega is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomzega is 3.45 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25835 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EO20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#4,014 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0838 |
| Inclination | 15.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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