(26950) Legendre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 May 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752-1833) was a French mathematician who published important treatises on elliptic integrals, for which he provided a classification, and on number theory, where he first stated the law of quadratic reciprocity and gave a formula for the distribution of prime numbers.Naming citation (20011101/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Legendre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Legendre is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26950 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JH10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.14 km (#16,865 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0867 |
| Inclination | 2.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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