(26935) Vireday Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 1997 by C. B. Luginbuhl at Flagstaff USNO.
Carol Claire Vireday (b. 1957) is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vireday is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vireday is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26935 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 EE46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 7.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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