(25924) Douglasadams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
The provisional designation of this object is singularly appropriate to honor Douglas Adams (1952-2001), author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In their cosmic travels following the earth's destruction, his two protagonists ascertained that the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything was the number 42.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Douglasadams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Douglasadams is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25924 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DA42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.41 km (#16,433 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.210 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 1.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.998 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 February 2001
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- (24547) Stauber
- (24548) Katieeverett
- (24549) Jaredgoodman
- (25931) Peterhu
- (25933) Ruoyijiang
- (25937) Malysz
- (26671) Williamlopes
- (26672) Ericabrooke
- (27597) Varuniyer