(25942) Walborn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Nolan R. Walborn (b. 1945) is a stellar spectroscopist specializing in the optical and ultraviolet morphology of hot, massive stars, such as O and B, Wolf-Rayet, and Luminous Blue Variables. His studies have included star forming regions in the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-01-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Walborn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Walborn is 3.65 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25942 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 EH9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.98 km (#6,602 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 3.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Nolan
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Also discovered on 2 March 2001
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