(25124) Zahramaarouf Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Zahra Moein Maarouf (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science team project. She attends the Iman High School, Saida, Lebanon.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zahramaarouf is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zahramaarouf is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25124
Provisional designation1998 RC78
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.74
Orbital period4.69 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.51 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.104
Inclination4.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.51 au

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

Also discovered on 14 September 1998

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