(26337) Matthewagam Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Matthew Samuel Agam (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral- and social-sciences project. He attends the Beaverton High School, Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matthewagam is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matthewagam is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26337 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WJ19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 98.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 2.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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