(26397) Carolynsinow Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carolyn Sinow (b. 1992) was awarded first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her cellular- and molecular-biology project. She attends the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolynsinow is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolynsinow is 2.09 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26397 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VB185 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.17 km (#8,684 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0240 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 4.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.981 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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