26227

26227 is an asteroid located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered on February 24, 1979, by American astronomer Schelte J. Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia. The asteroid is classified as a stony S-type asteroid, which is the most common type in the inner asteroid belt. It has an estimated diameter of about 10 kilometers and orbits the Sun with a period of approximately 4.5 Earth years. The asteroid's orbit is moderately eccentric and inclined, with an average distance from the Sun of about 2.7 astronomical units. 26227 has not been visited by any spacecraft as of 2023, and its physical characteristics, such as its shape and composition, remain largely unknown. The asteroid's designation in the Minor Planet Center's database is 26227 Scheltebus, named after its discoverer.