(10026) Sophiexeon Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 September 1980 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Sophie Xeon (1986–2021), known as SOPHIE, was a highly influential Scottish singer, songwriter, and producer. Sophie was known as an electronic music pioneer whose futuristic style changed the landscape of pop music in the early 21st century.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sophiexeon is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sophiexeon is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	10026
Provisional designation	1980 RE1
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	11.3 km (#4,404 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0470
Rotation period	9.96 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.96
Orbital period	4.12 years
Semi-major axis	2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.13 – 3.01 au
Eccentricity	0.172
Inclination	8.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.13 au

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

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