(26727) Wujunjun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 April 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wu Junjun (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry team project. He attends the No. 7 High School of Chengdu City, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wujunjun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wujunjun is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26727 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HK10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.13 km (#7,482 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 8.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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