(26720) Yangxinyan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yang Xinyan (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry team project. She 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 Yangxinyan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yangxinyan is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26720 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HB6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 1.99° |
| 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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