(26629) Zahller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 April 2000 by C. B. Luginbuhl at Flagstaff USNO.
This minor planet honors the discoverer's mother, Cordelia Zahller Luginbuhl (1927-2001), and the Zahller family. This family was established in the U.S. in 1791 by her great-great grandfather Joseph Zahller (b. 1758) when he emigrated from Canton Bern, Switzerland, to settle in Butler County, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zahller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zahller is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26629 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GZ132 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.99 km (#10,646 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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