(25290) Vibhuti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vibhuti Krishna (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition, for her biochemistry, medicine, health science and microbiology project. She attends the Solon Middle School, Solon, Ohio.Naming citation (20090111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vibhuti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vibhuti is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25290 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WH14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.60 km (#13,697 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 5.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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