(27047) Boisvert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Scott Paul Boisvert (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search and was also awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, for his environmental-science project. He attends the Basha High School, Chandler, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boisvert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boisvert is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27047 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RA80 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.32 km (#16,568 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.474 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 5.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.957 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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