(25100) Zhaiweichao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Zhai Weichao (b. 1988) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials and bioengineering team project. She attends the NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Singapore.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhaiweichao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhaiweichao is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25100 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RY47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.28 km (#12,097 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0800 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 4.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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