(26575) Andreapugh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Andrea Aleah Pugh (b. 1994) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental-science project. She attends the Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andreapugh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andreapugh is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26575 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ES89 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.83 km (#15,605 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.383 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 3.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.966 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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