(26411) Jocorbferg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joseph Corbett Ferguson (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his cellular- and molecular-biology team project. He attends the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jocorbferg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jocorbferg is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26411 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XA40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0984 |
| Inclination | 6.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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