(26680) Wangchristi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wang Kun Christina (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Shanghai American School, Shanghai, China.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wangchristi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wangchristi is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26680 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FL8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.65 km (#13,561 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.332 |
| Rotation period | 40.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 7.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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