(26681) Niezgay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Augusto German Niez Gay (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Instituto San Jose Adoratrices, Concordia, Entre Rios, Argentina.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Niezgay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Niezgay is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26681 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FQ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 1.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.000 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Augusto
All asteroids named after someone called Augusto
Also discovered on 18 March 2001
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- (25964) Liudavid
- (25965) Masihdas
- (25970) Nelakanti
- (25972) Pfefferjosh
- (25973) Puranik
- (25978) Katerudolph
- (25979) Alansage
- (25981) Shahmirian
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