(26849) De Paepe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Hugo de Paepe (b. 1940) is a doctor of medicine and a specialist in orthopedic surgery, lecturing several years at the Academic Clinic in Ghent and at the Université libre de Bruxelles. Showing always a great interest in human physiology, he became a good friend of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where De Paepe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: De Paepe is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26849 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 HD4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.77 km (#11,077 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.214 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 7.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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