(26282) Noahbrosch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Noah Brosch (b. 1948) is a Tel-Aviv University scientist broadly studying dwarf galaxies, Pluto, asteroids, comets, and meteors. His expertise includes UV observations as P.I. of the TAUVEX space telescope initiative. Brosch served as the principal of the Wise Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Noahbrosch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Noahbrosch is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26282 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SD56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.62 km (#13,651 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.256 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 5.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.836 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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