(25094) Zemtsov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Artem A. Zemtsov (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the Moscow Chemical Lyceum #1303, Moscow, Russia.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zemtsov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zemtsov is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25094 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RF46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0523 |
| Inclination | 2.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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