(26007) Lindazhou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Linda Zhou (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her biochemistry project. She attends the Academy for Medical Science Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey.Naming citation (20100228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lindazhou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lindazhou is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26007 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FQ120 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.80 km (#15,666 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.392 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 5.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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