(26829) Sakaihoikuen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 November 1989 by Kushida, Y., Inoue, M. at Yatsugatake.
With a view to raising children in cooperation of their working parents, Kindergarten Sakaihoikuen of Musashino City, Tokyo, established in 1969, offers opportunities for children from two months to five years of age to develop while building warm relationships with other children through games and social activities.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sakaihoikuen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakaihoikuen is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26829 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 WN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.14 km (#10,359 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.219 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.