(27491) Broksas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Heidi Broksas mentored a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Sanford Middle School, Sanford, Florida.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Broksas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Broksas is 3.49 au from the Sun and 4.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27491 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GC104 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 7.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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