(26422) Marekbuchman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marek Buchman (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the School for Extraordinary Gifted Children, Bratislava, Slovakia.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marekbuchman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marekbuchman is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26422 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XV131 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.07 km (#10,479 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 6.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.981 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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