(26685) Khojandi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Aryan Iden Khojandi (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics-and-astronomy project. He attends the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Khojandi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khojandi is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26685 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FK44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 0.283° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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