(27997) Bandos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 November 1997 by N. Sato at Chichibu.
Bandos is a small island (1.5 km in circumference) located in the North Male Atoll in the Republic of Maldives. An annular solar eclipse, the longest during the 21st century, was visible on Bandos on 2010 January 15.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bandos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bandos is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27997 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 WV7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.39 km (#16,464 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 0.768° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.