(26526) Jookayhyun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joo Kay Hyun (b. 1992) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials-and-bioengineering project. She attends the Changduk Girls High School, Seoul, South Korea.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jookayhyun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jookayhyun is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26526 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CP86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.42 km (#11,788 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.227 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 5.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.977 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 4 February 2000
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- (16212) Theberge
- (16214) Venkatachalam
- (23155) Judithblack
- (25778) Csere
- (25783) Brandontyler
- (25793) Chrisanchez
- (25798) Reneeschaaf
- (25799) Anmaschlegel
- (25800) Glukhovsky