(454352) Majidzandian Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 July 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Majid Zandian (b. 1962) is a material scientist at Teledyne Imaging Sensors who has played a critical role in the development of high performance HgCdTe infrared detectors that have enabled a generation of scientific facilities, including the Hubble Space Telescope, WISE, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and New Horizons.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #14, 46), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Majidzandian is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Majidzandian is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 454352 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 LO26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.21 km (#12,239 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.131 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0548 |
| Inclination | 28.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.