(9026) Denevi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1988 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
Brett W. Denevi (b. 1980) is a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and an expert in the composition and evolution of asteroid surfaces. She analyzed pitted terrain on Vesta, finding its structure to be consistent with devolatilization of the surface.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Denevi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Denevi is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9026 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 ST2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,804 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Rotation period | 11.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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