(26412) Charlesyu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Charles Cheng Yu (b. 1994) was awarded first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his cellular- and molecular-biology team project. He attends the Wheatley School, Old Westbury, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Charlesyu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charlesyu is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26412 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XR60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.46 km (#11,710 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Rotation period | 46.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 3.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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