(26679) Thomassilver Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas Scott Silver (b. 1993) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Bergen Academy for Medical Science and Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thomassilver is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thomassilver is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26679 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FX5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.25 km (#14,589 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.348 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 7.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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