(26389) Poojarambhia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Pooja Rambhia (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Poojarambhia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Poojarambhia is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26389 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TO151 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0926 |
| Inclination | 3.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Pooja
All asteroids named after someone called Pooja
Also discovered on 7 October 1999
- (12931) Mario
- (16089) Lamb
- (16090) Lukaszewski
- (16091) Malchiodi
- (19704) Medlock
- (20643) Angelicaliu
- (20644) Amritdas
- (20645) Ryderstrauss
- (20646) Nikhilgupta
- (20647) Ryujiokazaki
- (21850) Abshir
- (21852) Bolander