(26027) Cotopaxi Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Hungaria planet is named after the 5897-m active volcano Cotopaxi. The Cotopaxi is situated in the Andes in Ecuador south of Quito.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cotopaxi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cotopaxi is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26027 |
| Provisional designation | 4861 P-L |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.10 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 2.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 22.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.868 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 September 1960
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- (1744) Harriet
- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1846) Bengt
- (1868) Thersites