25073 Lautakshing

Lautakshing
Discovery and designation
Discovery site Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
Discovery date August 17, 1998
Designations
MPC designation 25073
Alternate name(s) 1998 QM94
Ap 2.5305522
Peri 2.2988751
Eccentricity 0.0915520
Orbital period 1470.3521861
Mean anomaly 325.83792
Inclination 2.60039
Longitude of ascending node 203.66089
Absolute magnitude (H) 14.9

25073 Lautakshing (provisional designation: 1998 QM94) is a Main Belt minor planet. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project in Socorro, New Mexico on August 17, 1998.[1] It is named after Lau Tak Shing, who won second place at the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=25073. Retrieved 13 March 2010.