(26247) Doleonardi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Donna Leonardi mentored a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Academy for Medical Science Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey.Naming citation (20100228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Doleonardi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Doleonardi is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26247 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QW47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| 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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