(26455) Priyamshah Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Priyam C. Shah (b. 1992) was awarded first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth-science team project. He attends the Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Priyamshah is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Priyamshah is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26455 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AP95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.66 km (#11,315 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.155 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0417 |
| Inclination | 3.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 January 2000
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