(26331) Kondamuri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Neil Kondamuri (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal-sciences project. He attends the Munster High School, Munster, Indiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kondamuri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kondamuri is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26331 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WC10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.44 km (#16,386 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.358 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 5.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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