(25088) Yoshimura Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Yoshimura Fumiya (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation team project. He attends the Nara Prefectural Oji Technical High School, Nara, Japan.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Yoshimura is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoshimura is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25088
Provisional designation1998 RR19
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.29
Orbital period4.16 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.31 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination2.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

Also discovered on 14 September 1998

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