(26424) Jacquelihung Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Hung Jacqueline (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry team project. She attends the Taipei Municipal First Girls' Senior High School, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jacquelihung is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacquelihung is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number26424
Provisional designation1999 XT152
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.61
Orbital period3.54 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.126
Inclination3.60°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 December 1999

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