(26537) Shyamalbuch Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Shyamal Buch (b. 1995) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy-and-transportation project. He attends the Vista del Lago High School, Folsom, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Shyamalbuch is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shyamalbuch is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number26537
Provisional designation2000 DA5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.07
Orbital period3.82 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.154
Inclination5.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 28 February 2000

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