(25965) Masihdas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Paul Masih Das (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his chemistry project. He attends the Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst, New York.Naming citation (20100228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Masihdas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Masihdas is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25965 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FB27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 1.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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