(26858) Misterrogers Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1993 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Fred McFeely Rogers (1928-2003) was a passionate advocate for children who taught that everyone is unique and deserving of love and respect “just the way you are”. For more than 30 years he used his public television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as a vehicle of service to the youngest members of the human family.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Misterrogers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Misterrogers is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26858 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FR |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.33 km (#8,467 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Rotation period | 8.06 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.53 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.345 |
| Inclination | 21.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.665 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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