(14025) Fallada Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1994 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
German author Hans Fallada (Rudolph Ditzen, 1893–1947) wrote sociocritical novels. He described the milieu of the so-called “little people”, their helplessness and valor. His most famous novels are Kleiner Mann-was nun, Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frit and Der eieserne Gustav.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fallada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fallada is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14025 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 RR11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.52 km (#11,582 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Rotation period | 38.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 7.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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