(26639) Murgas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 May 2000 by P. Kusnirak at Ondrejov.
Jozef Murgaš (1864-1929), an inventor and pioneer in the field of radiotelegraphy, was the first anywhere in the world to broadcast the spoken word. In 1904 he was granted two patents from the U.S. Patent Office for his “Tonsystem”. Altogether he registered twelve patents, all concerning radiotelegraphy.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Murgas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Murgas is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26639 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JB7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.72 km (#11,190 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 4.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.997 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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