(27098) Bocarsly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joshua David Bocarsly (b. 1992) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his materials science project. He attends the Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bocarsly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bocarsly is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27098 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UC41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0751 |
| Inclination | 3.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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