(26921) Jensallit Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1996 by at Southend Bradfield 45750 Sallit, G..
Jennifer Sallit is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jensallit is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jensallit is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26921 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TF15 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.35 km (#5,516 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 1.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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