(26234) Leslibrinson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Leslie Brinson mentored a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina.Naming citation (20100228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leslibrinson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leslibrinson is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26234 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QV12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0836 |
| Inclination | 5.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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