(26938) Jackli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jack Zhihao Li (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his bioengineering project. He attends the El Segundo High School, El Segundo, California.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jackli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jackli is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26938 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 FW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 4.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.978 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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