(25348) Wisniowiecki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Anna Marie Wisniowiecki (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition, for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the McCullough Junior High School, The Woodlands, Texas.Naming citation (20090111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Wisniowiecki is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wisniowiecki is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25348
Provisional designation1999 RJ124
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.37
Orbital period3.39 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 2.40 au
Eccentricity0.0646
Inclination6.60°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Anna

Also discovered on 9 September 1999

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