(26471) Tracybecker Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Tracy Michelle Becker (b. 1986) determined the shapes of the components of asteroid (153591) 2001 SN263, the first triple-asteroid system discovered in the near-Earth population. She did this work as a student working at the Arecibo Observatory, earning a Ph.D. in 2016. Name suggested by M. Nolan and E. Howell.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tracybecker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tracybecker is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26471 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AS152 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.99 km (#10,643 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.343 |
| Rotation period | 2.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 2.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.62 – 2.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 19.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.670 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Tracy
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Also discovered on 8 January 2000
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