(26699) Masoncole Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mason Cole McFarland (b. 1992) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant-sciences project. He attends the Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Masoncole is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Masoncole is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26699 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FZ128 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 5.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.912 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.