(26545) Meganperkins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Megan Lynn Perkins (b. 1994) was awarded first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy-and-transportation project. She attends the duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meganperkins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meganperkins is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26545 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DK39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.44 km (#16,376 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.325 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 4.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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