(26458) Choihyuna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Choi Hyun-A (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth-science team project. She attends the Damyang High School, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Choihyuna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Choihyuna is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number26458
Provisional designation2000 AC110
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.49
Orbital period3.34 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.39 au
Eccentricity0.0719
Inclination6.15°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 5 January 2000

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