(26740) Camacho Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Martin Ayalde Camacho (b. 1995) was awarded first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematical-sciences project. He attends the Central High School, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Camacho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Camacho is 3.37 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26740 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HN34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.63 km (#8,081 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 3.39 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 1.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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