major port on the Gulf of Mexico, founded in 1519 by the Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés. In 1769 French astronomer Chappe d´Auteroche, on his way to San José, suffered great difficulty in reaching the port by boat, due to extremely heavy stormy weather, a phenomenon typical for this region in the Mexican Gulf. || |-id=858 | 26858 Misterrogers || 1993 FR || Fred Rogers (1928–2003) was a passionate advocate for children who taught that everyone is unique and deserving of love and respect "just the way you are". For more than 30 years he used his public television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as a vehicle of service to the youngest members of the human family. || |-id=871 | 26871 Tanezrouft || || The Tanezrouft Basin, a part of the Sahara Desert, lies just above the Tropic of Cancer, about 750 miles south of Algiers. An especially parched land with annual rainfall less than 0.2 inches, it is hyperarid, with very high temperatures and scarcity of vegetation. There are no permanent residents here, only occasional Tuareg people. || |-id=879 | 26879 Haines || || Peter Wyatt Haines (born 1960), an Australian geologist and discoverer of several impact craters in Australia. He is an associate professor of geology with the University of Tasmania, and has worked in the field of impact geology for a number of years. He discovered the Goyder and Foelsche impact structures in Northern Territory with strong geological, structural and geophysical evidence. || |-id=883 | 26883 Marcelproust || || Marcel Proust (1871–1922) was a French novelist and essayist, widely considered to be one of the most influential author of the 20th century. His monumental novel Á la recherche du temps perdu was published in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927, the last three volumes being edited by his brother, Robert. || |-id=887 | 26887 Tokyogiants || || Tokyo Yomiuri Giants baseball team || |-id=891 | 26891 Johnbutler || || Christopher John Butler (born 1940), Irish astronomer who has worked on cool stars, the effects of solar variability on climate, and preserving Armagh Observatory's scientific heritage for future generations. He is well known for his active involvement in the community of Armagh and for discovering an exceptional flare on HD 6090 ("Butler's star"). || |-id=896 | 26896 Josefhudec || 1995 OY || Josef Hudec (1895–1972), a Czech amateur astronomer who made visual observations and drawings of the solar photosphere and