(14941) Tomswift Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Tom Swift, Senior, and Tom Swift, Junior, were fictional father-and-son geniuses whose scientific adventures, in successive series of novels, inspired generations of young readers throughout the twentieth century to pursue science.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomswift is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomswift is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14941 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 FY2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 9.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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