(26080) Pablomarques Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Pablo Gutierrez-Marques (b. 1975), of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, had significant responsibility for the acquisition and processing of the scientific images of Vesta obtained by the Dawn spacecraft.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pablomarques is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pablomarques is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26080 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 EF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.21 km (#7,412 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 9.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.921 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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