(25580) Xuelai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Xue Lai (b. 1992) was awarded first place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the Chengdu International School, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xuelai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xuelai is 2.83 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25580 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XU220 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.09 km (#10,450 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 3.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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