(26504) Brandonli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brandon Li (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental-management project. He attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brandonli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brandonli is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26504 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CM17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.09 km (#14,985 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 4.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.928 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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