(26605) Hanley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jennifer Hanley (b. 1984) is a tenure-track astronomer at Lowell Observatory. Her research interests involve the stability and spectral properties of ices at low pressures with relevance to the outer solar system, especially Titan and Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Hanley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hanley is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26605 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FS26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0682 |
| Inclination | 7.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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