(26442) Matfernandez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Matthew Fernandez (b. 1993) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer-science team project. He attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matfernandez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matfernandez is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26442 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AK41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.10 km (#12,503 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.200 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 5.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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