(26541) Garyross Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Gary Ross (b. 1945) has served on the executive board of the Grand Rapids Astronomical Society and Warren Astronomical Society in southern Michigan. He has also been instrumental in the operation of the James C. Veen observatory in Lowell, Michigan, for over 40 years.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Garyross is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Garyross is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26541 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DV15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.18 km (#8,664 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.202 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0652 |
| Inclination | 2.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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