(26429) Andiwagner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Andreas Wagner (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the HTL Braunau am Inn, Braunau am Inn, Austria.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Andiwagner is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andiwagner is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number26429
Provisional designation1999 XG170
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.98
Orbital period4.22 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.121
Inclination5.06°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.32 au

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

Also named after someone called Andreas

Also discovered on 10 December 1999

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