(128027) Bobsandy Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 2003 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Robert Sandy (b. 1939) is an American amateur astronomer who was one of the pioneers of total lunar and grazing occultations. Since 1960 he has personally made more than 3400 observations, organized over 150 graze expeditions, and produced large numbers of lunar limb profiles from the results.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bobsandy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bobsandy is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 128027 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 KT3 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.42 km (#6,214 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 19.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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