(26386) Adelinacozma Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Adelina Corina Cozma (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral- and social-sciences project. She attends the Bayview Secondary School, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Adelinacozma is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adelinacozma is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number26386
Provisional designation1999 RC171
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.45
Orbital period3.27 years
Semi-major axis2.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.86 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.157
Inclination5.71°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.855 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 9 September 1999

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