(26757) Bastei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 May 2001 by Drebach at Drebach.
The Bastei is a rock in the middle of the Elbsandsteingebirge, a mountainous area of eastern Germany known as “Saxon Switzerland”. The Bastei rises 193 meters above the winding Elbe river and provides a splendid panoramic view of the surrounding landscape. It has been a well-known natural monument for 200 years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bastei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bastei is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26757 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 KU17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.11 km (#8,769 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Rotation period | 3.24 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.265 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.944 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.