(26544) Ajjarapu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Avanthi Sai Ajjarapu (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy-and-transportation project. She attends the Ames High School, Ames, Iowa, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ajjarapu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ajjarapu is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26544 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DN37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.93 km (#12,917 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.137 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 4.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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