(27580) Angelataylor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Angela Taylor mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Hilton Head Preparatory School, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Angelataylor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Angelataylor is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27580 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 UJ23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.91 km (#15,421 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.275 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 5.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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