(26947) Angelawang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Angela Wang (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her computer-science project. She attends the Shaker High School, Latham, New York.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Angelawang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Angelawang is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26947 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GF36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 3.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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