(26312) Ciardi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
David Ciardi (b. 1969) is an astronomer at the California Institute of Technology. His research interests include detection, validation and characterization of extrasolar planets, as well as characterization of young stellar objects.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-05-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ciardi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ciardi is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26312 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TG34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.90 km (#15,444 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.451 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 6.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.852 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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