(26417) Michaelgord Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Aaron Gord (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Dayton Christian High School, Miamisburg, Ohio, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelgord is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelgord is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26417 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XO87 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.33 km (#16,562 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.472 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0583 |
| Inclination | 6.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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