(26654) Ericjohnson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Eric Johnson (b. 1962) is a member of Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board and is helping Lowell fulfill its mission. Eric serves on Lowell's Technology Committee and donated a 17-inch CDK Telescope to the Giovale Open Deck Observatory for the benefit of the general public.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericjohnson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericjohnson is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26654 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RH103 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.62 km (#11,387 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Rotation period | 4.39 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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