25109 Hofving

Hofving
Discovery
Discovery site Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
Discovery date September 14, 1998
Designations
MPC designation 25109
1998 RR56
Orbital characteristics
Epoch July 23, 2010
Aphelion 2.4257521
Perihelion 2.0125898
Eccentricity 0.1703234
1379.9649029
Inclination 1.69942
254.76486
Physical characteristics
15.8

    25109 Hofving (provisional designation: 1998 RR56) is a Main Belt minor planet. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project in Socorro, New Mexico on September 14, 1998.[1] It is named after Tobias Hofving, one of the two team members in the team project who won second place at the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.[2]

    See also

    References

    1. "Small-Body Database Browser". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
    2. "Citation for (25109)". Harvard University. Retrieved 20 April 2010.

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