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(26724) 2001 HU8 is an asteroid which is part of the 8.778-km-diameter main asteroid belt discovered in 2001.

Description
(26724) 2001 HU8 was discovered on 16 April 2001 at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory, located in Socorro County, New Mexico, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) project.

Orbital characteristics
This asteroid's orbit is characterised by a semi-major axis of 3.12 AU, an apsis of 2.36 AU, an eccentricity of 0.24 and an inclination of 15.19° relative to the ecliptic. Because of these characteristics, namely a semi-major axis between 2 and 3.2 AU and an apsis superior to 1.666 AU, it is listed, according to the JPL Small-Body Database, as an object of the main asteroid belt.

Physical characteristics
(26724) 2001 HU8 has an absolute magnitude (M) of 12.8 and an estimated albedo of 0.110, thereby calculating a 8.778-km diameter. These results were achieved through observations made by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), an American space telescope launched in 2009 and performing an all-sky infrared astronomical survey, and were published in 2011 in an article presenting the first results on the main asteroid belt.

Related articles
→ List of minor planets: 26001–27000 → Asteroid belt