187225

187225 is a minor planet located in the asteroid belt between the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is a member of the Phocaea asteroid family, which is a group of asteroids that share a similar orbital characteristics and visual properties. The Phocaea family is thought to have originated from a large asteroid that was broken apart due to gravitational forces.

187225 was discovered on October 1, 2006, by the Catalina Sky Survey at the Catalina Station near Tucson, Arizona. The asteroid was named based on its sequential number in the Minor Planet Center's catalog of asteroids.

The minor planet has a diameter of approximately 4.8 kilometers and follows a prograde orbit. Its orbital period is 5.37 years and its closest approach to the Sun (perihelion) occurs around May and June. Its orbit never actually passes inside Earth's orbit and therefore does not pose a threat of impacting the planet.

Observations of 187225 suggest that it has a composition that is likely to be primitive, meaning it is one of the oldest and least modified bodies to have formed in the early solar system. This suggests that 187225 may have kept its original characteristics since its formation over 4.6 billion years ago.

The discovery of 187225 and other minor planets like it provide useful insights for astronomers studying the formation and evolution of our solar system.