(26593) Perrypat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Perry Remaklus (b. 1939) and Patricia Remaklus (b. 1941) are the founders, owners, and operators of the Willmann-Bell astronomy book publishing firm and are long-time members of the Springfield Telescope Makers.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Perrypat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Perrypat is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26593 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EC145 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.14 km (#7,476 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.115 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0952 |
| Inclination | 9.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Perry
All asteroids named after someone called Perry
Also discovered on 3 March 2000
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