(26333) Joachim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gabriel Thailand Joachim (b. 1993) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal-sciences project. He attends the Cibola High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joachim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joachim is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26333 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WU11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 4.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.899 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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