(26508) Jimmylin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jimmy Lin (b. 1994) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental-management team project. He attends the Robert Louis Stevenson Upper School, Pebble Beach, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jimmylin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jimmylin is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26508 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CD29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 1.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.954 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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