(25955) Radway Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
John Radway (b. 1936) is a long-time supporter of Lowell Observatory, currently serving on the Advisory Board and the Lowell Observatory Foundation Board. In retirement, John has focused on learning about astronomy and physics. He writes and distributes philosophical essays about the cosmos.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Radway is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Radway is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25955 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FX14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.27 km (#8,550 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0720 |
| Inclination | 3.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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