(26425) Linchichieh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lin Chi-Chieh (b. 1992) was awarded first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry team project. She attends the Taipei Municipal First Girls' Senior High School, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Linchichieh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Linchichieh is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26425 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XR156 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0659 |
| Inclination | 4.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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