(25680) Walterhansen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Walter Preston Hansen (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics team project. He attends the Bingham High School, South Jordan, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Walterhansen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Walterhansen is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25680 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AP106 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0680 |
| Inclination | 6.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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