(26268) Nardi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Patricia Nardi mentored a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett, New York.Naming citation (20100228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nardi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nardi is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26268 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RY55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 3.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.936 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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