(26495) Eichorn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Will Eichorn (b. 1943) is an amateur astronomer and retired Dow Chemical optical technician, living in Bay City, Michigan. He was a charter member of the Sunset Astronomical Society.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eichorn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eichorn is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26495 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BX22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 5.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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