(26703) Price Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
David R. Price (b. 1960) is a member of Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board who helps Lowell fulfill its mission statement to "maintain quality public education and outreach programs." David supports Lowell Observatory's Native American Astronomy Outreach Program.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Price is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Price is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26703 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FB144 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.82 km (#15,629 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.293 |
| Rotation period | 8.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 9.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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