2025 SC79
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard |
| Discovery site | Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory |
| Discovery date | 27 September 2025 |
| Designations | |
| v27sep5 | |
| NEO • Atira asteroid | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Uncertainty parameter 8 | |
| 0.4957697 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.4499108 |
| 128 days (0.35 years) | |
| 342.29421° | |
| 2.82347600°/day | |
| Inclination | 16.78228° |
| Earth MOID | 0.29249 |
| Mercury MOID | 0.08312 |
| Venus MOID | 0.0146 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 700 m | |
| 18.83 | |
2025 SC79 is a near-Earth asteroid discovered by the Cerro Tololo-DECam on 27 September 2025. With an orbital period of 128 days, 2025 SC79 has the third-shortest period of all known asteroids as of 2025[update], after 2021 PH27 and 2025 GN1 (which orbit the Sun in 113 days). It belongs to the Atira group of asteroids which reside inside the orbit of Earth. 2025 SC79 is estimated to be 700 metres (2,300 ft) in diameter.
References
- ↑ "MPEC 2025-T164 : 2025 SC79". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. 2025-T164. Minor Planet Center. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-20. (v27sep5 listed in xml format)
- 1 2 3 "Fast-moving asteroid found in Sun's glare". carnegiescience.edu. 2025-10-17. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ "IAU Minor Planet Center". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
External links
- 2025 SC79 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 2025 SC79 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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