(26285) Lindaspahn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Linda Spahn (b. 1945) has volunteered at Lowell Observatory since 2012. She has helped with projects in the Archives, such as cataloging, and has also contributed her skills to gardening and beautifying the Lowell campus.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lindaspahn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lindaspahn is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26285 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SS61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.02 km (#8,899 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.134 |
| Rotation period | 20.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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