(26284) Johnspahn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
John Spahn (b. 1944) has volunteered at Lowell Observatory since 2012. He has helped with various projects in Development, Archives, the volunteer program and the business office, including donor research and the cataloging of books, glass plate negatives, and other artifacts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnspahn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnspahn is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26284 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SZ59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0799 |
| Inclination | 7.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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