(26447) Akrishnan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Akash Krishnan (b. 1994) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer-science team project. He attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akrishnan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akrishnan is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26447 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AX67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 103 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 3.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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