(25954) Trantow Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Donald “Don” Trantow (b. 1942) is a long-time supporter of Lowell Observatory, currently serving on the Lowell Advisory Board. He operates a private observatory on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Don shares his love of astronomy with friends, neighbors, school groups and amateur astronomy clubs.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Trantow is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trantow is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25954 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FM13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.51 km (#16,244 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.177 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 4.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.834 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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