(26376) Roborosa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 1999 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Róbert “Robo” Rosa (1964-1994) was a Slovak amateur astronomer and computer graphic designer who participated in the development of the graphic layout of the Slovak bimonthly journal Kozmos. He died in an accident at Fačkovské sedlo during the eleventh astronomy bike tour “Ebicykl”.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Roborosa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roborosa is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26376 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 EB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.03 km (#12,661 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.227 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 8.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.