(26672) Ericabrooke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Erica Brooke Portnoy (b. 1993) was awarded first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Commack High School, Commack, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericabrooke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericabrooke is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26672 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DR74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 7.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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