(25625) Verdenet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by J.-C. Merlin at Le Creusot.
Michel Verdenet (b. 1944), a schoolteacher in Bourbon Lancy, France, has observed variable stars and comets for nearly 40 years and is currently president of the Association Française des Observateurs d´Etoiles Variables. He has inspired several generations of amateurs, including the discoverer of this minor planet.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Verdenet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verdenet is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25625 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AN48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 1.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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