(26792) Pintado Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 June 1975 by M. R. Cesco at El Leoncito.
Olga Inés Pintado (b. 1952) is an Argentine astronomer working on stellar atmospheres. She is also an active participant in pro-am activities.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pintado is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pintado is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26792 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 LY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.68 km (#8,022 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.329 |
| Rotation period | 79.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0530 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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