(26622) Maxwimberley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maxim Ilya Wimberley (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematical-sciences project. He attends the Liberal Arts and Science Academy, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maxwimberley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maxwimberley is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26622 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GH75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.74 km (#15,782 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.283 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 2.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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