(26468) Ianchan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ian Chan (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical- and mechanical-engineering team project. He attends the Plano East Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ianchan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ianchan is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26468 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AO143 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0781 |
| Inclination | 5.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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