(26694) Wenxili Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wenxi Li (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant-sciences project. She attends the Thomas Chilton Jasper High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wenxili is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wenxili is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26694 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FR98 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0855 |
| Inclination | 7.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.