(26466) Zarrin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Andrew Zarrin (b. 1995) was awarded first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical- and mechanical-engineering project. He attends the Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zarrin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zarrin is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26466 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AA142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.92 km (#15,404 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0470 |
| Inclination | 4.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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