(26430) Thomwilkason Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas Frederick Wilkason (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer-science project. He attends the Mount de Sales Academy, Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thomwilkason is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thomwilkason is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26430 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XW176 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.38 km (#14,273 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.295 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0670 |
| Inclination | 6.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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