(26738) Lishizhen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
Li Shizhen (1518-1593) was a Chinese herbalist. It took him 28 years to complete his Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), with details of 1800 drugs.Naming citation (20121228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lishizhen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lishizhen is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26738 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HB32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.43 km (#16,397 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.299 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 7.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.840 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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