(26613) Brettwhite Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Brett White (1964–2025) was a keen Australian amateur astronomer and telescope maker. He built large Dobsonian telescopes from scratch, including the mirrors, and searched galaxies visually for supernovae. Observing from Linden Observatory in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, he discovered SN 1998dq and SN 2000do, both coincidentally in NGC 6754.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brettwhite is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brettwhite is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26613 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.92 km (#7,748 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.194 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0517 |
| Inclination | 9.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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