(26739) Hemaeberhart Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Heather Marie Eberhart (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental-management project. She attends the Bellarmine Preparatory School, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hemaeberhart is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hemaeberhart is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26739 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HV32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.848 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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