(26433) Michaelyurko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Christopher Yurko (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer-science project. He attends the Detroit Catholic Central High School, Novi, Michigan, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelyurko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelyurko is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26433 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XK215 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.64 km (#15,993 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Rotation period | 7.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 6.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.982 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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