(26323) Wuqijin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wu Qijin (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal-sciences project. She attends the Fuzhou No. 1 Middle School, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wuqijin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wuqijin is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26323 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VX8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.23 km (#14,644 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.425 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 6.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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