(26501) Sachiko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Sachiko Nagata (b. 1962) teaches the art of pressing flowers and manages a pear farm.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sachiko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sachiko is 3.18 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26501 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.64 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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