(26474) Davidsimon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Szabolcs Simon (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical- and mechanical-engineering team project. He attends the Szent Margit Secondary School, Budapest, Hungary.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidsimon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidsimon is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26474 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AA175 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.56 km (#11,515 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 8.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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