(26636) Ericabroman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Erica A. Broman (b. 1959) is the Trustee Designate for Lowell Observatory and is the great-grandniece of Percival Lowell. Erica is a long-time member of Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board and the current Vice President for Institutional Advancement of Westfield State University.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericabroman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericabroman is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26636 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HX57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.98 km (#7,680 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.208 |
| Rotation period | 4.27 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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