(26964) Randykamiya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1997 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Randall (Randy) Kamiya (b. 1953) is a mentor and retired American teacher in the Glendale (California) unified school district. He initiated and developed the robotics program and tournament to get students interested and engaged in STEM.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Randykamiya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Randykamiya is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26964 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 RO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.60 km (#13,698 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.259 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 5.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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