(26462) Albertcui Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Albert Cui (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical- and mechanical-engineering project. He attends the Hillcrest High School, Midvale, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albertcui is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albertcui is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26462 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AL126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.15 km (#14,831 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.148 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 5.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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