(26533) Aldering Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Greg Aldering (b. 1962) is a member of Supernova Cosmology Project studying the use of Type Ia supernovae for determining cosmological parameters. He is the primary investigator of the Nearby Supernova Factory experiment, and co- investigator on the Supernova Acceleration Probe.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aldering is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aldering is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26533 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CG108 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.05 km (#15,103 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.209 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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