(26334) Melimcdowell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Melissa Severn McDowell (b. 1992) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal-sciences team project. She attends the Saint Joseph's Academy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Melimcdowell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Melimcdowell is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26334 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WD15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0699 |
| Inclination | 3.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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