(27613) Annalou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 May 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anna J. Lou (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her mathematics and computer science project. She attends the Oxford Academy, Cypress, California.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Annalou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annalou is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27613 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 KV28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.08 km (#16,954 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.591 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 7.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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