(27286) Adedmondson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adam Edmondson mentored a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Hazleton Area High School, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adedmondson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adedmondson is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27286 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AL111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.61 km (#16,031 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 4.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.824 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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