(26551) Shenliangbo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shen Liang-Bo (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy-and-transportation team project. He attends the Beijing No. 4 High School, Beijing, China.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shenliangbo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shenliangbo is 2.56 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26551 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DS73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0885 |
| Inclination | 2.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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