(13025) Zurich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1989 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Capital of the canton and located at the northwestern end of the lake of the same name, Zürich is the largest city of Switzerland. The city was founded by the Romans in the first century B.C. on the right bank of the Limmat river, which issues from the lake.Naming citation (20011101/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zurich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zurich is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13025 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 BA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.89 km (#10,831 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.322 |
| Rotation period | 18.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.279 |
| Inclination | 24.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.771 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.