265298

265298 is a designation in the catalog of minor planets maintained by the Minor Planet Center. It identifies a small Solar System body whose orbit has been sufficiently well determined to receive a permanent number. Before numbering, such objects are given a provisional designation based on the date of discovery. After a body receives a number, its discoverers may propose a name, subject to approval by the International Astronomical Union; many numbered minor planets remain unnamed.

Details about 265298, including its orbital elements and any measured physical properties, are recorded in public databases such as the Minor Planet Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Small-Body Database. These sources list parameters such as semi-major axis, eccentricity, inclination, orbital period, and, where available, diameter, albedo, and spectral type.

265298 is part of the broader population of minor planets, most of which are asteroids in belts around the Sun. The ongoing cataloging of these objects helps astronomers study Solar System formation, dynamics, and collisional history.