(26668) Tonyho Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Tony Ho (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health-sciences team project. He attends the Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tonyho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tonyho is 3.51 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26668 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 BV7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 7.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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