(26426) Koechl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Juergen Koechl (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the HTL Braunau am Inn, Braunau am Inn, Austria.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Koechl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koechl is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26426 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XB158 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0272 |
| Inclination | 3.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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