(26488) Beiser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Antoinette S. Beiser (b. 1956), Lowell Observatory's librarian for twenty years, now concentrates on fundraising.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beiser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beiser is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26488 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AB242 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.20 km (#10,234 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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