(25573) Wanghaoyu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wang Haoyu (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the Beijing 101 Middle School, Beijing, China.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wanghaoyu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wanghaoyu is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25573 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XT205 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.79 km (#13,226 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 9.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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