(27952) Atapuerca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 August 1997 by Lopez, A., Pacheco, R. at Costitx.
Atapuerca is a small mountain chain in the Spanish province of Burgos. Important human fossil deposits have been discovered there, among the most ancient found in Europe.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Atapuerca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Atapuerca is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27952 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 PR4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.75 km (#15,751 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.534 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0849 |
| Inclination | 5.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.